211 files changed, 857 insertions, 744 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2Py3k.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Bcfg2Py3k.py
index ee05b7e41..6af8b3e5c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Bcfg2Py3k.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Bcfg2Py3k.py
@@ -75,17 +75,6 @@ def u_str(string, encoding=None):
         else:
             return unicode(string)
 
-"""
-In order to use the new syntax for printing to a file, we need to do
-a conditional import because there is a syntax incompatibility between
-the two versions of python.
-"""
-if sys.hexversion >= 0x03000000:
-    from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3Incompat import fprint
-else:
-    def fprint(s, f):
-        print >> f, s
-
 if sys.hexversion >= 0x03000000:
     from io import FileIO as file
 else:
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Frame.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Frame.py
index d17f70f1b..9ad669ad6 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Frame.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Frame.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 Frame is the Client Framework that verifies and
 installs entries, and generates statistics.
 """
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import logging
 import sys
@@ -292,7 +291,7 @@ class Frame:
             if self.setup['interactive']:
                 promptFilter(prompt, actions)
             self.DispatchInstallCalls(actions)
-            
+
             # need to test to fail entries in whitelist
             if False in [self.states[a] for a in actions]:
                 # then display bundles forced off with entries
@@ -427,7 +426,6 @@ class Frame:
         stats = Bcfg2.Client.XML.SubElement(feedback,
                                             'Statistics',
                                             total=str(len(self.states)),
-                                            client_version=__revision__,
                                             version='2.0',
                                             revision=self.config.get('revision', '-1'))
         good = len([key for key, val in list(self.states.items()) if val])
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/APK.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/APK.py
index 6a6fd51b3..aaaf2472f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/APK.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/APK.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This provides Bcfg2 support for Alpine Linux APK packages."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/APT.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/APT.py
index db8cd56e7..6b839ffbc 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/APT.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/APT.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This is the Bcfg2 support for apt-get."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 # suppress apt API warnings
 import warnings
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Action.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Action.py
index c089cde1d..dc49347e9 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Action.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Action.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """Action driver"""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
 from Bcfg2.Client.Frame import matches_white_list, passes_black_list
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Blast.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Blast.py
index 29cdfa116..5d5e74ab2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Blast.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Blast.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-# This is the bcfg2 support for blastwave packages (pkg-get)
 """This provides Bcfg2 support for Blastwave."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import tempfile
 import Bcfg2.Client.Tools.SYSV
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Chkconfig.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Chkconfig.py
index 17e8bf09b..12ea5f132 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Chkconfig.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Chkconfig.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # This is the bcfg2 support for chkconfig
-# $Id$
 
 """This is chkconfig support."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import os
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/DebInit.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/DebInit.py
index 022332602..ca6fc439e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/DebInit.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/DebInit.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """Debian Init Support for Bcfg2"""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import glob
 import os
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Encap.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Encap.py
index 92062a750..fa09c3ec7 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Encap.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Encap.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 """Bcfg2 Support for Encap Packages"""
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 import glob
 import re
 import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/FreeBSDInit.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/FreeBSDInit.py
index 10f0f2e93..10f0f2e93 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/FreeBSDInit.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/FreeBSDInit.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/FreeBSDPackage.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/FreeBSDPackage.py
index 04c05adaa..3e6f2b6bb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/FreeBSDPackage.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/FreeBSDPackage.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This is the Bcfg2 tool for the FreeBSD package system."""
-__revision__ = '$Rev$'
 
 # TODO
 # - actual package installation
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/IPS.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/IPS.py
index 9afd23143..e30bbd2a4 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/IPS.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/IPS.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This is the Bcfg2 support for OpenSolaris packages."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import pkg.client.image as image
 import pkg.client.progress as progress
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/MacPorts.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/MacPorts.py
index 2a7ba9eb9..9724fab57 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/MacPorts.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/MacPorts.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This provides Bcfg2 support for macports packages."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/POSIX.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/POSIX.py
index 3591c33ad..9dd0362f3 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/POSIX.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/POSIX.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """All POSIX Type client support for Bcfg2."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import binascii
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -496,7 +495,7 @@ class POSIX(Bcfg2.Client.Tools.Tool):
                                       (err.filename, err))
                     return False
                 different = content != tempdata
-        
+
         if different:
             if self.setup['interactive']:
                 prompt = [entry.get('qtext', '')]
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Pacman.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Pacman.py
index c8c05061c..c8c05061c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Pacman.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Pacman.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Portage.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Portage.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4516f419d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Portage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+"""This is the Bcfg2 tool for the Gentoo Portage system."""
+
+import re
+import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
+from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import ConfigParser
+
+
+class Portage(Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool):
+    """The Gentoo toolset implements package and service operations and
+    inherits the rest from Toolset.Toolset."""
+    name = 'Portage'
+    __execs__ = ['/usr/bin/emerge', '/usr/bin/equery']
+    __handles__ = [('Package', 'ebuild')]
+    __req__ = {'Package': ['name', 'version']}
+    pkgtype = 'ebuild'
+    # requires a working PORTAGE_BINHOST in make.conf
+    _binpkgtool = ('emerge --getbinpkgonly %s', ('=%s-%s', \
+                                     ['name', 'version']))
+    pkgtool = ('emerge %s', ('=%s-%s', ['name', 'version']))
+
+    def __init__(self, logger, cfg, setup):
+        self._initialised = False
+        Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool.__init__(self, logger, cfg, setup)
+        self._initialised = True
+        self.__important__ = self.__important__ + ['/etc/make.conf']
+        self._pkg_pattern = re.compile('(.*)-(\d.*)')
+        self._ebuild_pattern = re.compile('(ebuild|binary)')
+        self.cfg = cfg
+        self.installed = {}
+        self._binpkgonly = True
+
+        # Used to get options from configuration file
+        parser = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+        parser.read(self.setup.get('setup'))
+        for opt in ['binpkgonly']:
+            if parser.has_option(self.name, opt):
+                setattr(self, ('_%s' % opt),
+                        self._StrToBoolIfBool(parser.get(self.name, opt)))
+
+        if self._binpkgonly:
+            self.pkgtool = self._binpkgtool
+        self.RefreshPackages()
+
+    def _StrToBoolIfBool(self, s):
+        """Returns a boolean if the string specifies a boolean value.
+           Returns a string otherwise"""
+        if s.lower() in ('true', 'yes', 't', 'y', '1'):
+            return True
+        elif s.lower() in ('false', 'no', 'f', 'n', '0'):
+            return False
+        else:
+            return s
+
+    def RefreshPackages(self):
+        """Refresh memory hashes of packages."""
+        if not self._initialised:
+            return
+        self.logger.info('Getting list of installed packages')
+        cache = self.cmd.run("equery -q list '*'")[1]
+        self.installed = {}
+        for pkg in cache:
+            if self._pkg_pattern.match(pkg):
+                name = self._pkg_pattern.match(pkg).group(1)
+                version = self._pkg_pattern.match(pkg).group(2)
+                self.installed[name] = version
+            else:
+                self.logger.info("Failed to parse pkg name %s" % pkg)
+
+    def VerifyPackage(self, entry, modlist):
+        """Verify package for entry."""
+        if not 'version' in entry.attrib:
+            self.logger.info("Cannot verify unversioned package %s" %
+                             (entry.get('name')))
+            return False
+
+        if not (entry.get('name') in self.installed):
+            # Can't verify package that isn't installed
+            entry.set('current_exists', 'false')
+            return False
+
+        # get the installed version
+        version = self.installed[entry.get('name')]
+        entry.set('current_version', version)
+
+        if not self.setup['quick']:
+            if ('verify' not in entry.attrib) or \
+                self._StrToBoolIfBool(entry.get('verify')):
+
+            # Check the package if:
+            # - Not running in quick mode
+            # - No verify option is specified in the literal configuration
+            #    OR
+            # - Verify option is specified and is true
+
+                self.logger.debug('Running equery check on %s' %
+                                  entry.get('name'))
+                output = self.cmd.run("/usr/bin/equery -N check '=%s-%s' "
+                                      "2>&1 | grep '!!!' | awk '{print $2}'"
+                                      % ((entry.get('name'), version)))[1]
+                if [filename for filename in output \
+                    if filename not in modlist]:
+                    return False
+
+        # By now the package must be in one of the following states:
+        # - Not require checking
+        # - Have no files modified at all
+        # - Have modified files in the modlist only
+        if self.installed[entry.get('name')] == version:
+            # Specified package version is installed
+            # Specified package version may be any in literal configuration
+            return True
+
+        # Something got skipped. Indicates a bug
+        return False
+
+    def RemovePackages(self, packages):
+        """Deal with extra configuration detected."""
+        pkgnames = " ".join([pkg.get('name') for pkg in packages])
+        if len(packages) > 0:
+            self.logger.info('Removing packages:')
+            self.logger.info(pkgnames)
+            self.cmd.run("emerge --unmerge --quiet %s" %
+                         " ".join(pkgnames.split(' ')))
+            self.RefreshPackages()
+            self.extra = self.FindExtraPackages()
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/RPMng.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/RPMng.py
index 5376118c2..00dd00d71 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/RPMng.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/RPMng.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 """Bcfg2 Support for RPMS"""
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 import os.path
 import rpm
 import rpmtools
@@ -9,12 +7,6 @@ import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
 # Compatibility import
 from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import ConfigParser
 
-# Fix for python2.3
-try:
-    set
-except NameError:
-    from sets import Set as set
-
 class RPMng(Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool):
     """Support for RPM packages."""
     name = 'RPMng'
@@ -461,7 +453,7 @@ class RPMng(Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool):
 
            packages is a list of Package Entries with Instances generated
            by FindExtraPackages().
-        
+
         """
         self.logger.debug('Running RPMng.RemovePackages()')
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/RcUpdate.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/RcUpdate.py
index d832d98a8..1b9a29478 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/RcUpdate.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/RcUpdate.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This is rc-update support."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import os
 import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/SMF.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/SMF.py
index 944408326..f824410ad 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/SMF.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/SMF.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """SMF support for Bcfg2"""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import glob
 import os
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/SYSV.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/SYSV.py
index b5e1f1c59..eb4a13dfb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/SYSV.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/SYSV.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-# This is the bcfg2 support for solaris sysv packages
 """This provides bcfg2 support for Solaris SYSV packages."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import tempfile
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Systemd.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Systemd.py
index e3f6a4169..e3f6a4169 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Systemd.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Systemd.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Upstart.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Upstart.py
index 41a585c23..7afc8edd7 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Upstart.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Upstart.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """Upstart support for Bcfg2."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import glob
 import re
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/VCS.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/VCS.py
index e6081dc1c..e6081dc1c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/VCS.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/VCS.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/YUM24.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/YUM24.py
index 66768fb34..4e488b9da 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/YUM24.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/YUM24.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This provides bcfg2 support for yum."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision: $'
 
 import copy
 import os.path
@@ -10,12 +9,6 @@ import Bcfg2.Client.Tools.RPMng
 # Compatibility import
 from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import ConfigParser
 
-# Fix for python2.3
-try:
-    set
-except NameError:
-    from sets import Set as set
-
 YAD = True
 CP = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
 try:
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/YUMng.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/YUMng.py
index 9b999df92..244b66cf4 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/YUMng.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/YUMng.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This provides bcfg2 support for yum."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import copy
 import os.path
@@ -16,12 +15,6 @@ import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
 # Compatibility import
 from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import ConfigParser
 
-# Fix for python2.3
-try:
-    set
-except NameError:
-    from sets import Set as set
-
 
 def build_yname(pkgname, inst):
     """Build yum appropriate package name."""
@@ -760,7 +753,8 @@ class YUMng(Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool):
                 else:
                     self.logger.error("Second pass yum install failed.")
                     self.logger.debug("   %s" % restring)
-            except yum.Errors.YumBaseError, e:
+            except yum.Errors.YumBaseError:
+                e = sys.exc_info()[1]
                 self.logger.error("Yum transaction error: %s" % str(e))
 
             self.yb.conf.skip_broken = skipBroken
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/__init__.py
index e879d7dd6..c6cb6e239 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 """This contains all Bcfg2 Tool modules"""
-# suppress popen2 warnings for python 2.3
-import warnings
-warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", "The popen2 module is deprecated.*",
-                        DeprecationWarning)
 import os
 import stat
 import sys
@@ -10,7 +6,6 @@ from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 import time
 
 import Bcfg2.Client.XML
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 __all__ = [tool.split('.')[0] \
            for tool in os.listdir(os.path.dirname(__file__)) \
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/launchd.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/launchd.py
index d7cbfa07f..c022d32ae 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/launchd.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/launchd.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """launchd support for Bcfg2."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import os
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/rpmtools.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/rpmtools.py
index 3cd2b7014..7441b2c06 100755
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/rpmtools.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/rpmtools.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     Run 'rpmtools' -h for the options.
 
 """
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import grp
 import optparse
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/XML.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/XML.py
index 42b1017ac..858479611 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/XML.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/XML.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 '''XML lib compatibility layer for the Bcfg2 client'''
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 # library will use lxml, then builtin xml.etree, then ElementTree
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/__init__.py
index ea60a4259..6ed37b257 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 """This contains all Bcfg2 Client modules"""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 __all__ = ["Frame", "Tools", "XML"]
diff --git a/src/lib/Component.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Component.py
index caea3eda9..eb9ea166a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Component.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Component.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 """Cobalt component base."""
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 __all__ = ["Component", "exposed", "automatic", "run_component"]
 
 import inspect
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@ import Bcfg2.Logger
 from Bcfg2.Statistics import Statistics
 from Bcfg2.SSLServer import XMLRPCServer
 # Compatibility import
-from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import xmlrpclib, urlparse, fprint
+from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import xmlrpclib, urlparse
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ def run_component(component_cls, listen_all, location, daemon, pidfile_name,
         os.chdir(os.sep)
 
         pidfile = open(pidfile_name or "/dev/null", "w")
-        fprint(os.getpid(), pidfile)
+        pidfile.write("%s\n" % os.getpid())
         pidfile.close()
 
     component = component_cls(cfile=cfile, **cls_kwargs)
diff --git a/src/lib/Logger.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Logger.py
index e8f9ecd47..06aae615e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Logger.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Logger.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """Bcfg2 logging support"""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import copy
 import fcntl
diff --git a/src/lib/Options.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Options.py
index 2f535397f..f6273924a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Options.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Options.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 """Option parsing library for utilities."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import getopt
 import os
 import sys
+import shlex
 import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
 # Compatibility imports
 from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import ConfigParser
@@ -134,7 +134,12 @@ class OptionSet(dict):
     def buildHelpMessage(self):
         if hasattr(self, 'hm'):
             return self.hm
-        return '     '.join([opt.buildHelpMessage() for opt in list(self.values())])
+        hlist = []  # list of _non-empty_ help messages
+        for opt in list(self.values()):
+            hm = opt.buildHelpMessage()
+            if hm != '':
+                hlist.append(hm)
+        return '     '.join(hlist)
 
     def helpExit(self, msg='', code=1):
         if msg:
@@ -348,7 +353,16 @@ CLIENT_SERVICE_MODE = Option('Set client service mode', default='default',
 CLIENT_TIMEOUT = Option('Set the client XML-RPC timeout', default=90,
                         cmd='-t', cf=('communication', 'timeout'),
                         odesc='<timeout>')
-                     
+
+# bcfg2-test options
+TEST_NOSEOPTS = Option('Options to pass to nosetests', default=[],
+                       cmd='--nose-options', cf=('bcfg2_test', 'nose_options'),
+                       odesc='<opts>', long_arg=True, cook=shlex.split)
+TEST_IGNORE = Option('Ignore these entries if they fail to build.', default=[],
+                     cmd='--ignore',
+                     cf=('bcfg2_test', 'ignore_entries'), long_arg=True,
+                     odesc='<Type>:<name>,<Type>:<name>', cook=list_split)
+
 # APT client tool options
 CLIENT_APT_TOOLS_INSTALL_PATH = Option('Apt tools install path',
                                        cf=('APT', 'install_path'),
diff --git a/src/lib/Proxy.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Proxy.py
index 977a49228..2e653f47e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Proxy.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Proxy.py
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ load_config -- read configuration files
 
 """
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision: $'
-
-
 import logging
 import re
 import socket
@@ -315,7 +312,7 @@ class XMLRPCTransport(xmlrpclib.Transport):
                                                      408,
                                                      str(err),
                                                      self._extra_headers))
-        
+
         if errcode != 200:
             raise ProxyError(xmlrpclib.ProtocolError(host + handler,
                                                      errcode,
diff --git a/src/lib/SSLServer.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/SSLServer.py
index 32ab9933b..418e259cc 100644
--- a/src/lib/SSLServer.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/SSLServer.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 """Bcfg2 SSL server."""
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 __all__ = [
     "SSLServer", "XMLRPCRequestHandler", "XMLRPCServer",
 ]
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Backup.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Backup.py
index 3744abca3..3744abca3 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Backup.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Backup.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Bundle.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Bundle.py
index 89c099602..89c099602 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Bundle.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Bundle.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Client.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Client.py
index 4d580c54c..4d580c54c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Client.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Client.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Compare.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Compare.py
index 050dd69f8..050dd69f8 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Compare.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Compare.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Group.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Group.py
index 16a773d6f..16a773d6f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Group.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Group.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Init.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Init.py
index 832190b7d..832190b7d 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Init.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Init.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Minestruct.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Minestruct.py
index b929a9a8c..b929a9a8c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Minestruct.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Minestruct.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Perf.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Perf.py
index 411442698..411442698 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Perf.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Perf.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Pull.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Pull.py
index daf353107..daf353107 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Pull.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Pull.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Query.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Query.py
index 3dd326645..3dd326645 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Query.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Query.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Reports.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Reports.py
index 974cdff9d..974cdff9d 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Reports.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Reports.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Snapshots.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Snapshots.py
index 8bc56f1f1..8bc56f1f1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Snapshots.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Snapshots.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Tidy.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Tidy.py
index 82319b93e..82319b93e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Tidy.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Tidy.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Viz.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Viz.py
index 2faa423c1..2faa423c1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Viz.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Viz.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Xcmd.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Xcmd.py
index 140465468..140465468 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Xcmd.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Xcmd.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/__init__.py
index a9f0b8cd6..fdb9a0972 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 __all__ = [
         'Backup',
         'Bundle',
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ class MetadataCore(Mode):
     """Base class for admin-modes that handle metadata."""
     __plugin_whitelist__ = None
     __plugin_blacklist__ = None
-    
+
     def __init__(self, setup):
         Mode.__init__(self, setup)
         if self.__plugin_whitelist__ is not None:
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Core.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Core.py
index 38f854f66..112c484b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Core.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Core.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """Bcfg2.Server.Core provides the runtime support for Bcfg2 modules."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import atexit
 import logging
@@ -7,6 +6,8 @@ import select
 import sys
 import threading
 import time
+from traceback import format_exc
+
 try:
     import lxml.etree
 except ImportError:
@@ -240,12 +241,12 @@ class Core(Component):
                 self.Bind(entry, metadata)
             except PluginExecutionError, exc:
                 if 'failure' not in entry.attrib:
-                    entry.set('failure', 'bind error: %s' % exc)
+                    entry.set('failure', 'bind error: %s' % format_exc())
                 logger.error("Failed to bind entry: %s %s" % \
                              (entry.tag, entry.get('name')))
             except Exception, exc:
                 if 'failure' not in entry.attrib:
-                    entry.set('failure', 'bind error: %s' % exc)
+                    entry.set('failure', 'bind error: %s' % format_exc())
                 logger.error("Unexpected failure in BindStructure: %s %s" \
                              % (entry.tag, entry.get('name')), exc_info=1)
 
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ class Core(Component):
             except:
                 logger.error("error in BindStructure", exc_info=1)
         self.validate_goals(meta, config)
-        
+
         sort_xml(config, key=lambda e: e.get('name'))
 
         logger.info("Generated config for %s in %.03f seconds" % \
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/FileMonitor.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/FileMonitor.py
index d6b313e6b..d6b313e6b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/FileMonitor.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/FileMonitor.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/.gitignore b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/.gitignore
index 8e15b5395..8e15b5395 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/.gitignore
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/.gitignore
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/backends.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/backends.py
index bf774f695..ecaf3c109 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/backends.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/backends.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 #from ldapauth import *
 from nisauth import *
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 ## class LDAPBackend(object):
 
 ##     def authenticate(self,username=None,password=None):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/admin.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/admin.py
index 70a2233cc..70a2233cc 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/admin.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/admin.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/models.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/models.py
index 3f08a09a0..3f08a09a0 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/models.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/models.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/sql/zone.sql b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/sql/zone.sql
index b78187ab2..b78187ab2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/sql/zone.sql
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/sql/zone.sql
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/urls.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/urls.py
index 0ee204abe..0ee204abe 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/urls.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/urls.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/views.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/views.py
index ff1d4710d..57ef5eff8 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/views.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/views.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 Contains all the views associated with the hostbase app
 Also has does form validation
 """
-__revision__ = "$Revision: $"
-
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
 
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/base.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/base.html
index 1d7c5565b..1d7c5565b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/base.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/base.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/confirm.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/confirm.html
index ca8b0cc07..ca8b0cc07 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/confirm.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/confirm.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/copy.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/copy.html
index 400ef58f2..400ef58f2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/copy.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/copy.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dns.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dns.html
index da179e5a1..da179e5a1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dns.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dns.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dnsedit.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dnsedit.html
index 18bd7ab83..b1b71ab67 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dnsedit.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dnsedit.html
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 	       <td> <input name="{{ name.id }}priority" type="text" size="6">
 	       <input name="{{ name.id }}mx" type="text"></td></tr>
 	   {% endfor %}
-   	   <tr> <td> <b>name</b></td>
+	   <tr> <td> <b>name</b></td>
 	   <td> <input name="{{ ip.0.ip_addr }}name" type="text">
 	   <select name="{{ ip.0.ip_addr }}dns_view">
 	   {% for choice in DNS_CHOICES %}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 	   <td> <input name="{{ ip.0.ip_addr }}priority" type="text" size="6">
 	   <input name="{{ ip.0.ip_addr }}mx" type="text"></td></tr>
 	   <tr><td></td></tr>
-  	   <tr><td><hr></td><td><hr></td></tr>
+	   <tr><td><hr></td><td><hr></td></tr>
        {% endifequal %}
        {% endfor %}
    {% endfor %}
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/edit.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/edit.html
index 961c9d143..961c9d143 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/edit.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/edit.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/errors.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/errors.html
index e5429b86c..e5429b86c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/errors.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/errors.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/host.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/host.html
index d6b8873bc..d6b8873bc 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/host.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/host.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/host_confirm_delete.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/host_confirm_delete.html
index 551bf3254..b5d794b50 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/host_confirm_delete.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/host_confirm_delete.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
    <col width="150">
    <col width="*">
    <tr> <td> <b>hostname</b></td>
-   <td> {{ object.hostname }}</td></tr>	
+   <td> {{ object.hostname }}</td></tr>
    <tr> <td> <b>whatami</b></td>
    <td> {{ object.whatami }}</td></tr>
    <tr> <td> <b>netgroup</b></td>
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/log_detail.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/log_detail.html
index aa9679cbd..aa9679cbd 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/log_detail.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/log_detail.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/index.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/index.html
index 92258b648..92258b648 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/index.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/index.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/login.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/login.html
index ec24a0fc0..ec24a0fc0 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/login.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/login.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.html
index 994f631a8..994f631a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.tmpl
index e71e90e76..e71e90e76 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logviewer.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logviewer.html
index 806ccd63d..806ccd63d 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logviewer.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logviewer.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/navbar.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/navbar.tmpl
index 877d427d0..877d427d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/navbar.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/navbar.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/new.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/new.html
index 2dcd6271f..2dcd6271f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/new.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/new.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/remove.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/remove.html
index 4329200dd..4329200dd 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/remove.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/remove.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/results.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/results.html
index 45b22058d..45b22058d 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/results.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/results.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/search.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/search.html
index 409d418fe..409d418fe 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/search.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/search.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneedit.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneedit.html
index ee355ee87..ee355ee87 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneedit.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneedit.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zonenew.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zonenew.html
index b59fa9e3c..b59fa9e3c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zonenew.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zonenew.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zones.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zones.html
index c773e7922..c773e7922 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zones.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zones.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneview.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneview.html
index fa12e3ec5..fa12e3ec5 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneview.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneview.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/ldapauth.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/ldapauth.py
index f3db26f67..f3db26f67 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/ldapauth.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/ldapauth.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/manage.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/manage.py
index 5e78ea979..5e78ea979 100755
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/manage.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/manage.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/base.css b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/base.css
index ddbf02165..ddbf02165 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/base.css
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/base.css
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/boxypastel.css b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/boxypastel.css
index 7ae0684ef..7ae0684ef 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/boxypastel.css
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/boxypastel.css
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/global.css b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/global.css
index 73451e1bc..73451e1bc 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/global.css
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/global.css
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/layout.css b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/layout.css
index 9085cc220..9085cc220 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/layout.css
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/layout.css
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/nisauth.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/nisauth.py
index 9c7da8c0a..ae4c6c021 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/nisauth.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/nisauth.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
+"""Checks with NIS to see if the current user is in the support group"""
 import os
 import crypt, nis
 from Bcfg2.Server.Hostbase.settings import AUTHORIZED_GROUP
 
-"""Checks with NIS to see if the current user is in the support group"""
-
-__revision__ = "$Revision: $"
 
 class NISAUTHError(Exception):
     """NISAUTHError is raised when somehting goes boom."""
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/regex.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/regex.py
index 41cc0f6f0..41cc0f6f0 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/regex.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/regex.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/settings.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/settings.py
index 4e641f13c..4e641f13c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/settings.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/settings.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/batchadd.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/batchadd.tmpl
index 74ea3c047..74ea3c047 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/batchadd.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/batchadd.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.conf.head b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.conf.head
index a3d19547e..a3d19547e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.conf.head
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.conf.head
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.tmpl
index 757b263cd..757b263cd 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/hosts.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/hosts.tmpl
index 251cb5a79..251cb5a79 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/hosts.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/hosts.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/hostsappend.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/hostsappend.tmpl
index 00e0d5d04..00e0d5d04 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/hostsappend.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/hostsappend.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/named.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/named.tmpl
index 03e054198..03e054198 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/named.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/named.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/namedviews.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/namedviews.tmpl
index 52021620e..52021620e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/namedviews.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/namedviews.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/reverseappend.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/reverseappend.tmpl
index 6ed520c98..6ed520c98 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/reverseappend.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/reverseappend.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/reversesoa.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/reversesoa.tmpl
index d142eaf7f..d142eaf7f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/reversesoa.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/reversesoa.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/zone.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/zone.tmpl
index aad48d179..aad48d179 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/zone.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/zone.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/harness.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/harness.py
index befcff5c0..befcff5c0 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/harness.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/harness.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/test_environ_settings.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/test_environ_settings.py
index ad35c624e..ad35c624e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/test_environ_settings.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/test_environ_settings.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/test_ldapauth.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/test_ldapauth.py
index 7fc009ad2..7fc009ad2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/test_ldapauth.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/test_ldapauth.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/test_settings.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/test_settings.py
index 0dfc30f38..0dfc30f38 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/test_settings.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/test_settings.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/urls.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/urls.py
index 01fe97d4f..01fe97d4f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/urls.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/urls.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Bundles.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Bundles.py
index 472915cfd..0c95f7e72 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Bundles.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Bundles.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import lxml.etree
 import Bcfg2.Server.Lint
-                        
+
 class Bundles(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
     """ Perform various bundle checks """
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Bundles(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
         except AttributeError:
             # genshi template
             xdata = lxml.etree.parse(bundle.template.filepath).getroot()
-            
+
         fname = bundle.name.split('Bundler/')[1].split('.')[0]
         bname = xdata.get('name')
         if fname != bname:
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Comments.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Comments.py
index 19fae1b08..19e6c1167 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Comments.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Comments.py
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ class Comments(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
         fetch the list of required items from the bcfg2-lint config """
         if itype not in self.config_cache:
             self.config_cache[itype] = {}
-            
+
         if rtype not in self.config_cache[itype]:
             rv = []
             global_item = "global_%ss" % itype
             if global_item in self.config:
                 rv.extend(self.config[global_item].split(","))
-            
+
             item = "%s_%ss" % (rtype.lower(), itype)
             if item in self.config:
                 if self.config[item]:
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class Comments(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
             # None == found but not expanded
             # True == found and expanded
             found = dict((k, False) for k in self.required_keywords(rtype))
-            
+
             for line in lines:
                 # we check for both '$<keyword>:' and '$<keyword>$' to see
                 # if the keyword just hasn't been expanded
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class Comments(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
             # next, check for required comments.  found is just
             # boolean
             found = dict((k, False) for k in self.required_comments(rtype))
-            
+
             for line in lines:
                 for (comment, status) in found.items():
                     if not status:
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Duplicates.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Duplicates.py
index 75f620603..afddebb71 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Duplicates.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Duplicates.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Duplicates(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
             self.groups_xdata = self.metadata.clients_xml.xdata
         if self.has_all_xincludes("clients.xml"):
             self.clients_xdata = self.metadata.clients_xml.xdata
-            
+
     def duplicate_groups(self):
         """ find duplicate groups """
         self.duplicate_entries(self.clients_xdata.xpath('//Groups/Group'),
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Genshi.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Genshi.py
index 552c495b2..739e829d0 100755
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Genshi.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Genshi.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import genshi.template
 import Bcfg2.Server.Lint
-                        
+
 class Genshi(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
     """ Check Genshi templates for syntax errors """
 
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ class Genshi(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
     def check_files(self, entries, loader=None):
         if loader is None:
             loader = genshi.template.TemplateLoader()
-            
+
         for eset in entries.values():
             for fname, sdata in list(eset.entries.items()):
                 if fname.endswith(".genshi") or fname.endswith(".newtxt"):
                     try:
                         loader.load(sdata.name,
                                     cls=genshi.template.NewTextTemplate)
-                    except genshi.template.TemplateSyntaxError, err:
+                    except genshi.template.TemplateSyntaxError:
+                        err = sys.exc_info()[1]
                         self.LintError("genshi-syntax-error",
                                        "Genshi syntax error: %s" % err)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/GroupPatterns.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/GroupPatterns.py
index b69d7a5d8..2e0dffde7 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/GroupPatterns.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/GroupPatterns.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 import Bcfg2.Server.Lint
 from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.GroupPatterns import PatternMap
-                        
+
 class GroupPatterns(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
     """ Check Genshi templates for syntax errors """
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class GroupPatterns(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
             pmap = lambda p: PatternMap(p, None, groups)
         else:
             pmap = lambda p: PatternMap(None, p, groups)
-            
+
         for el in entry.findall(ptype):
             pat = el.text
             try:
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/InfoXML.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/InfoXML.py
index 2054e23bf..2054e23bf 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/InfoXML.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/InfoXML.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/MergeFiles.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/MergeFiles.py
index ff6e3449a..56bca7931 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/MergeFiles.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/MergeFiles.py
@@ -66,4 +66,4 @@ class MergeFiles(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
                                              threshold))
         return rv
 
-        
+
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Pkgmgr.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Pkgmgr.py
index 8f099163a..8f099163a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Pkgmgr.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Pkgmgr.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/RequiredAttrs.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/RequiredAttrs.py
index 55206d2ba..55206d2ba 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/RequiredAttrs.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/RequiredAttrs.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Validate.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Validate.py
index 952a65365..012d65894 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Validate.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Validate.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Validate(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerlessPlugin):
 
     def Run(self):
         schemadir = self.config['schema']
-        
+
         for path, schemaname in self.filesets.items():
             try:
                 filelist = self.filelists[path]
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class Validate(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerlessPlugin):
             self.LintError("xml-failed-to-read",
                            "Failed to open file %s" % filename)
             return False
-    
+
         if not schema.validate(datafile):
             cmd = ["xmllint"]
             if self.files is None:
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class Validate(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerlessPlugin):
         included = set([ent.get('href') for ent in
                         xdata.findall('./{http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude}include')])
         rv = []
-        
+
         while included:
             try:
                 filename = included.pop()
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/__init__.py
index a9d57c46c..82770333a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 __all__ = ['Bundles',
            'Comments',
            'Duplicates',
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ class Plugin (object):
 
     def LintError(self, err, msg):
         self.errorHandler.dispatch(err, msg)
-    
+
     def RenderXML(self, element):
         """render an XML element for error output -- line number
         prefixed, no children"""
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugin.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugin.py
index 692aa8a81..11e6c5c20 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugin.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This module provides the baseclass for Bcfg2 Server Plugins."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import copy
 import logging
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ class Debuggable(object):
                               self.__class__.__name__)
         self.debug_flag = False
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(name)
-        
+
     def toggle_debug(self):
         self.debug_flag = not self.debug_flag
 
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ class Plugin(Debuggable):
     """This is the base class for all Bcfg2 Server plugins.
     Several attributes must be defined in the subclass:
     name : the name of the plugin
-    __version__ : a version string
     __author__ : the author/contact for the plugin
 
     Plugins can provide three basic types of functionality:
@@ -94,7 +92,6 @@ class Plugin(Debuggable):
       - Data collection (overloading GetProbes/ReceiveData)
     """
     name = 'Plugin'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     experimental = False
     deprecated = False
@@ -107,14 +104,14 @@ class Plugin(Debuggable):
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
         """Initialize the plugin.
-        
+
         :param core: the Bcfg2.Server.Core initializing the plugin
         :param datastore: the filesystem path of Bcfg2's repository
         """
         object.__init__(self)
         self.Entries = {}
         self.core = core
-        self.data = "%s/%s" % (datastore, self.name)
+        self.data = os.path.join(datastore, self.name)
         self.running = True
         Debuggable.__init__(self, name=self.name)
 
@@ -366,7 +363,7 @@ class FileBacked(object):
         object.__init__(self)
         self.data = ''
         self.name = name
-        
+
     def HandleEvent(self, event=None):
         """Read file upon update."""
         if event and event.code2str() not in ['exists', 'changed', 'created']:
@@ -401,7 +398,7 @@ class DirectoryBacked(object):
         :param data: the path to the data directory that will be
         monitored.
         :param fam: The FileMonitor object used to receive
-        notifications of changes.  
+        notifications of changes.
         """
         object.__init__(self)
 
@@ -459,7 +456,7 @@ class DirectoryBacked(object):
 
     def HandleEvent(self, event):
         """Handle FAM/Gamin events.
-        
+
         This method is invoked by FAM/Gamin when it detects a change
         to a filesystem object we have requsted to be monitored.
 
@@ -595,6 +592,29 @@ class SingleXMLFileBacked(XMLFileBacked):
         self.fam = fam
         self.fam.AddMonitor(filename, self)
 
+    def _follow_xincludes(self, fname=None, xdata=None):
+        ''' follow xincludes, adding included files to fam and to
+        self.extras '''
+        if xdata is None:
+            if fname is None:
+                xdata = self.xdata.getroottree()
+            else:
+                xdata = lxml.etree.parse(fname)
+        included = [ent.get('href')
+                    for ent in xdata.findall('//{http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude}include')]
+        for name in included:
+            if name not in self.extras:
+                if name.startswith("/"):
+                    fpath = name
+                else:
+                    fpath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(self.name), name)
+                self.add_monitor(fpath, name)
+                self._follow_xincludes(fname=fpath)
+
+    def add_monitor(self, fpath, fname):
+        self.fam.AddMonitor(fpath, self)
+        self.extras.append(fname)
+
     def Index(self):
         """Build local data structures."""
         try:
@@ -604,22 +624,14 @@ class SingleXMLFileBacked(XMLFileBacked):
             logger.error("Failed to parse %s: %s" % (self.name, err))
             raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginInitError
 
-        included = [ent.get('href')
-                    for ent in self.xdata.findall('./{http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude}include')]
-        if included:
-            for name in included:
-                if name not in self.extras:
-                    self.fam.AddMonitor(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(self.name),
-                                                     name),
-                                        self)
-                    self.extras.append(name)
+        self._follow_xincludes()
+        if self.extras:
             try:
                 self.xdata.getroottree().xinclude()
             except lxml.etree.XIncludeError:
                 err = sys.exc_info()[1]
                 logger.error("XInclude failed on %s: %s" % (self.name, err))
 
-
         self.entries = self.xdata.getchildren()
         if self.__identifier__ is not None:
             self.label = self.xdata.attrib[self.__identifier__]
@@ -628,7 +640,7 @@ class SingleXMLFileBacked(XMLFileBacked):
 class StructFile(XMLFileBacked):
     """This file contains a set of structure file formatting logic."""
     __identifier__ = None
-    
+
     def __init__(self, name):
         XMLFileBacked.__init__(self, name)
 
@@ -661,7 +673,7 @@ class StructFile(XMLFileBacked):
             for child in item.iterchildren():
                 rv.extend(self._match(child, metadata))
             return [rv]
-            
+
     def Match(self, metadata):
         """Return matching fragments of independent."""
         rv = []
@@ -835,7 +847,7 @@ class PrioDir(Plugin, Generator, XMLDirectoryBacked):
         attrs = self.get_attrs(entry, metadata)
         for key, val in list(attrs.items()):
             entry.attrib[key] = val
-        
+
     def get_attrs(self, entry, metadata):
         """ get a list of attributes to add to the entry during the bind """
         for src in self.entries.values():
@@ -847,7 +859,7 @@ class PrioDir(Plugin, Generator, XMLDirectoryBacked):
                         self._matches(entry, metadata,
                                       src.cache[1][entry.tag]))]
         if len(matching) == 0:
-            raise PluginExecutionError
+            raise PluginExecutionError('No matching source for entry when retrieving attributes for %s(%s)' % (entry.tag, entry.attrib.get('name')))
         elif len(matching) == 1:
             index = 0
         else:
@@ -938,7 +950,7 @@ class SpecificData(object):
             logger.error("Failed to read file %s" % self.name)
 
 
-class EntrySet:
+class EntrySet(object):
     """Entry sets deal with the host- and group-specific entries."""
     ignore = re.compile("^(\.#.*|.*~|\\..*\\.(sw[px])|.*\\.genshi_include)$")
 
@@ -1014,7 +1026,8 @@ class EntrySet:
                 spec = self.specificity_from_filename(event.filename)
             except SpecificityError:
                 if not self.ignore.match(event.filename):
-                    logger.error("Could not process filename %s; ignoring" % fpath)
+                    logger.error("Could not process filename %s; ignoring" %
+                                 fpath)
                 return
             self.entries[event.filename] = self.entry_type(fpath,
                                                            spec, self.encoding)
@@ -1094,7 +1107,6 @@ class EntrySet:
 class GroupSpool(Plugin, Generator):
     """Unified interface for handling group-specific data (e.g. .G## files)."""
     name = 'GroupSpool'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     filename_pattern = ""
     es_child_cls = object
@@ -1185,7 +1197,7 @@ class SimpleConfig(FileBacked,
                    ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser):
     ''' a simple plugin config using ConfigParser '''
     _required = True
-    
+
     def __init__(self, plugin):
         filename = os.path.join(plugin.data, plugin.name.lower() + ".conf")
         self.plugin = plugin
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Account.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Account.py
index f67819b9d..f2703dccb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Account.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Account.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This handles authentication setup."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
 
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ class Account(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
 
     """
     name = 'Account'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/BB.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/BB.py
index 137142b66..c015ec47c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/BB.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/BB.py
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ class BB(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
          Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector):
     """The BB plugin maps users to machines and metadata to machines."""
     name = 'BB'
-    version = '$Revision$'
     deprecated = True
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Base.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Base.py
index e8d798ae4..389ca7a95 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Base.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This module sets up a base list of configuration entries."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import copy
 import lxml.etree
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ class Base(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
     needed for most actual systems.
     """
     name = 'Base'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     __child__ = Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.StructFile
     deprecated = True
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Bundler.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Bundler.py
index a58257712..ccb99481e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Bundler.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Bundler.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This provides bundle clauses with translation functionality."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import copy
 import lxml.etree
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ class Bundler(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
        bundle/translation scheme from Bcfg1.
     """
     name = 'Bundler'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     patterns = re.compile('^(?P<name>.*)\.(xml|genshi)$')
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Bzr.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Bzr.py
index a9a5eb814..a71021cb5 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Bzr.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Bzr.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class Bzr(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
           Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """Bzr is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repos."""
     name = 'Bzr'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Cfg.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg.py
index ed08d454d..81904d082 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Cfg.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This module implements a config file repository."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import binascii
 import logging
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ def process_delta(data, delta):
         basefile.write(data)
         basefile.close()
         os.close(basehandle)
-        
+
         cmd = ["patch", "-u", "-f", basefile.name]
         patch = Popen(cmd, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
         stderr = patch.communicate(input=delta.data)[1]
@@ -120,8 +119,9 @@ class CfgEntrySet(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet):
         base_files = [matching.index(m) for m in matching
                       if not m.specific.delta]
         if not base_files:
-            logger.error("No base file found for %s" % entry.get('name'))
-            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError
+            msg = "No base file found for %s" % entry.get('name')
+            logger.error(msg)
+            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
         base = min(base_files)
         used = matching[:base + 1]
         used.reverse()
@@ -133,15 +133,16 @@ class CfgEntrySet(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet):
         basefile = used.pop(0)
         if entry.get('perms').lower() == 'inherit':
             # use on-disk permissions
-            fname = "%s/%s" % (self.path, entry.get('name'))
+            fname = os.path.join(self.path, entry.get('name'))
             entry.set('perms',
                       str(oct(stat.S_IMODE(os.stat(fname).st_mode))))
         if entry.tag == 'Path':
             entry.set('type', 'file')
         if basefile.name.endswith(".genshi"):
             if not have_genshi:
-                logger.error("Cfg: Genshi is not available")
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError
+                msg = "Cfg: Genshi is not available: %s" % entry.get("name")
+                logger.error(msg)
+                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
             try:
                 template_cls = NewTextTemplate
                 loader = TemplateLoader()
@@ -159,13 +160,15 @@ class CfgEntrySet(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet):
                 if data == '':
                     entry.set('empty', 'true')
             except Exception:
-                e = sys.exc_info()[1]
-                logger.error("Cfg: genshi exception: %s" % e)
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError
+                msg = "Cfg: genshi exception (%s): %s" % (entry.get("name"),
+                                                          sys.exc_info()[1])
+                logger.error(msg)
+                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
         elif basefile.name.endswith(".cheetah"):
             if not have_cheetah:
-                logger.error("Cfg: Cheetah is not available")
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError
+                msg = "Cfg: Cheetah is not available: %s" % entry.get("name")
+                logger.error(msg)
+                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
             try:
                 fname = entry.get('realname', entry.get('name'))
                 s = {'useStackFrames': False}
@@ -178,9 +181,10 @@ class CfgEntrySet(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet):
                 if data == '':
                     entry.set('empty', 'true')
             except Exception:
-                e = sys.exc_info()[1]
-                logger.error("Cfg: cheetah exception: %s" % e)
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError
+                msg = "Cfg: cheetah exception (%s): %s" % (entry.get("name"),
+                                                           sys.exc_info()[1])
+                logger.error(msg)
+                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
         else:
             data = basefile.data
             for delta in used:
@@ -191,17 +195,18 @@ class CfgEntrySet(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet):
             try:
                 entry.text = u_str(data, self.encoding)
             except UnicodeDecodeError:
-                e = sys.exc_info()[1]
-                logger.error("Failed to decode %s: %s" % (entry.get('name'), e))
+                msg = "Failed to decode %s: %s" % (entry.get('name'),
+                                                   sys.exc_info()[1])
+                logger.error(msg)
                 logger.error("Please verify you are using the proper encoding.")
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError
+                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
             except ValueError:
-                e = sys.exc_info()[1]
-                logger.error("Error in specification for %s" % entry.get('name'))
-                logger.error("%s" % e)
+                msg = "Error in specification for %s: %s" % (entry.get('name'),
+                                                             sys.exc_info()[1])
+                logger.error(msg)
                 logger.error("You need to specify base64 encoding for %s." %
                              entry.get('name'))
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError
+                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
         if entry.text in ['', None]:
             entry.set('empty', 'true')
 
@@ -228,16 +233,20 @@ class CfgEntrySet(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet):
         if 'text' in new_entry:
             name = self.build_filename(specific)
             if os.path.exists("%s.genshi" % name):
-                logger.error("Cfg: Unable to pull data for genshi types")
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError
+                msg = "Cfg: Unable to pull data for genshi types"
+                logger.error(msg)
+                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
             elif os.path.exists("%s.cheetah" % name):
-                logger.error("Cfg: Unable to pull data for cheetah types")
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError
+                msg = "Cfg: Unable to pull data for cheetah types"
+                logger.error(msg)
+                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
             try:
                 etext = new_entry['text'].encode(self.encoding)
             except:
-                logger.error("Cfg: Cannot encode content of %s as %s" % (name, self.encoding))
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError
+                msg = "Cfg: Cannot encode content of %s as %s" % (name,
+                                                                  self.encoding)
+                logger.error(msg)
+                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
             open(name, 'w').write(etext)
             self.debug_log("Wrote file %s" % name, flag=log)
         badattr = [attr for attr in ['owner', 'group', 'perms']
@@ -271,7 +280,6 @@ class Cfg(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.GroupSpool,
           Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PullTarget):
     """This generator in the configuration file repository for Bcfg2."""
     name = 'Cfg'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     es_cls = CfgEntrySet
     es_child_cls = Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Cvs.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cvs.py
index ea898c023..6ce72acd2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Cvs.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cvs.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class Cvs(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
           Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """CVS is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repository."""
     name = 'Cvs'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     experimental = True
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/DBStats.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/DBStats.py
index 8761d282d..95395f74e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/DBStats.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/DBStats.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class DBStats(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
               Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.ThreadedStatistics,
               Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PullSource):
     name = 'DBStats'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin.__init__(self, core, datastore)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Darcs.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Darcs.py
index eb34a52c4..9fb9ff4f1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Darcs.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Darcs.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class Darcs(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
              Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """Darcs is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repos."""
     name = 'Darcs'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     experimental = True
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Decisions.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Decisions.py
index 556f75502..b432474f2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Decisions.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Decisions.py
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class Decisions(DecisionSet,
                 Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                 Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Decision):
     name = 'Decisions'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Defaults.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Defaults.py
index b208c1126..718192e2a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Defaults.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Defaults.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This generator provides rule-based entry mappings."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import re
 import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ class Defaults(Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Rules.Rules,
                Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.StructureValidator):
     """Set default attributes on bound entries"""
     name = 'Defaults'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     # Rules is a Generator that happens to implement all of the
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Deps.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Deps.py
index 482d457af..9b848baae 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Deps.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Deps.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This plugin provides automatic dependency handling."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import lxml.etree
 
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ class DepXMLSrc(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.XMLSrc):
 class Deps(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PrioDir,
            Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.StructureValidator):
     name = 'Deps'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     __child__ = DepXMLSrc
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Editor.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Editor.py
index 76a03a325..c0d2cfbad 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Editor.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Editor.py
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class EditEntrySet(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet):
 class Editor(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.GroupSpool,
              Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Probing):
     name = 'Editor'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg2-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     filename_pattern = 'edits'
     es_child_cls = EditDirectives
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/FileProbes.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/FileProbes.py
index c58040b65..5beec7be0 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/FileProbes.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/FileProbes.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ added to the specification.  On subsequent runs, the file will be
 replaced on the client if it is missing; if it has changed on the
 client, it can either be updated in the specification or replaced on
 the client """
-__revision__ = '$Revision: 1465 $'
 
 import os
 import sys
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ class FileProbes(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
 
     name = 'FileProbes'
     experimental = True
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'chris.a.st.pierre@gmail.com'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ class FileProbes(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         else:
             entrydata = entry.text
 
-        if create:        
+        if create:
             self.logger.info("Writing new probed file %s" % fileloc)
             self.write_file(fileloc, contents)
             self.verify_file(filename, contents, metadata)
@@ -193,7 +191,7 @@ class FileProbes(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             except Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError:
                 tries += 1
                 continue
-            
+
             # get current entry data
             if entry.get("encoding") == "base64":
                 entrydata = binascii.a2b_base64(entry.text)
@@ -202,12 +200,12 @@ class FileProbes(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             if entrydata == contents:
                 updated = True
             tries += 1
-    
+
     def write_infoxml(self, infoxml, entry, data):
         """ write an info.xml for the file """
         if os.path.exists(infoxml):
             return
-        
+
         self.logger.info("Writing info.xml at %s for %s" %
                          (infoxml, data.get("name")))
         info = \
@@ -220,7 +218,7 @@ class FileProbes(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                                               Bcfg2.Options.MDATA_PERMS.value),
                                encoding=entry.get("encoding",
                                                   Bcfg2.Options.ENCODING.value))
-        
+
         root = lxml.etree.Element("FileInfo")
         root.append(info)
         try:
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Fossil.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Fossil.py
index 57d427673..1b1627688 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Fossil.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Fossil.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class Fossil(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
              Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """Fossil is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repos."""
     name = 'Fossil'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Git.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Git.py
index aaeac12ae..8f8ea87f1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Git.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Git.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class Git(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
           Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """Git is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repos."""
     name = 'Git'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/GroupPatterns.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/GroupPatterns.py
index 58b4d4afb..58b4d4afb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/GroupPatterns.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/GroupPatterns.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Guppy.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Guppy.py
index b217378d6..eea92f30f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Guppy.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Guppy.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ python -c "from guppy import hpy;hpy().monitor()"
 For example:
 
 # python -c "from guppy import hpy;hpy().monitor()"
-<Monitor> 
+<Monitor>
 *** Connection 1 opened ***
 <Monitor> lc
 CID PID   ARGV
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ CID PID   ARGV
 Remote connection 1. To return to Monitor, type <Ctrl-C> or .<RETURN>
 <Annex> int
 Remote interactive console. To return to Annex, type '-'.
->>> hp.heap() 
+>>> hp.heap()
 ...
 
 
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
 class Guppy(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin):
     """Guppy is a debugging plugin to help trace memory leaks"""
     name = 'Guppy'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     experimental = True
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Hg.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Hg.py
index 70e33ef1f..0c3537613 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Hg.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Hg.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class Hg(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
              Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """Mercurial is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repository."""
     name = 'Mercurial'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     experimental = True
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Hostbase.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Hostbase.py
index 4180fd716..e9c1c1cff 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Hostbase.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Hostbase.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 This file provides the Hostbase plugin.
 It manages dns/dhcp/nis host information
 """
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import os
 os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'Bcfg2.Server.Hostbase.settings'
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ class Hostbase(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Generator):
     """The Hostbase plugin handles host/network info."""
     name = 'Hostbase'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     filepath = '/my/adm/hostbase/files/bind'
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Ldap.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Ldap.py
index f1e2198d2..29abf5b13 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Ldap.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Ldap.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ConfigFile(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.FileBacked):
     def Index(self):
         """
         Reregisters the queries in the config file
-        
+
         The config will take care of actually registering the queries,
         so we just load it once and don't keep it.
         """
@@ -63,24 +63,23 @@ class Ldap(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin, Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector):
     The Ldap plugin allows adding data from an LDAP server to your metadata.
     """
     name = "Ldap"
-    version = "$Revision: $"
     experimental = True
     debug_flag = False
-    
+
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin.__init__(self, core, datastore)
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector.__init__(self)
         self.config = ConfigFile(self.data + "/config.py", core.fam)
-    
+
     def debug_log(self, message, flag = None):
         if (flag is None) and self.debug_flag or flag:
             self.logger.error(message)
-    
+
     def get_additional_data(self, metadata):
         query = None
         try:
             data = {}
-            self.debug_log("LdapPlugin debug: found queries " + 
+            self.debug_log("LdapPlugin debug: found queries " +
                                               str(LDAP_QUERIES))
             for QueryClass in LDAP_QUERIES:
                 query = QueryClass()
@@ -95,14 +94,14 @@ class Ldap(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin, Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector):
         except Exception:
             if hasattr(query, "name"):
                 Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.logger.error("LdapPlugin error: " +
-                       "Exception during processing of query named '" + 
+                       "Exception during processing of query named '" +
                                                       str(query.name) +
-                                     "', query results will be empty" + 
+                                     "', query results will be empty" +
                                        " and may cause bind failures")
             for line in traceback.format_exception(sys.exc_info()[0],
                                                    sys.exc_info()[1],
                                                    sys.exc_info()[2]):
-                Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.logger.error("LdapPlugin error: " + 
+                Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.logger.error("LdapPlugin error: " +
                                                  line.replace("\n", ""))
             return {}
 
@@ -110,23 +109,23 @@ class LdapConnection(object):
     """
     Connection to an LDAP server.
     """
-    def __init__(self, host = "localhost", port = 389, 
+    def __init__(self, host = "localhost", port = 389,
                        binddn = None, bindpw = None):
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
         self.binddn = binddn
         self.bindpw = bindpw
         self.conn = None
-        
+
     def __del__(self):
         if self.conn:
             self.conn.unbind()
-    
+
     def init_conn(self):
         self.conn = ldap.initialize(self.url)
         if self.binddn is not None and self.bindpw is not None:
             self.conn.simple_bind_s(self.binddn, self.bindpw)
-    
+
     def run_query(self, query):
         result = None
         for attempt in range(RETRY_COUNT + 1):
@@ -148,17 +147,17 @@ class LdapConnection(object):
                 self.conn = None
                 time.sleep(RETRY_DELAY)
         return result
-    
+
     @property
     def url(self):
         return "ldap://" + self.host + ":" + str(self.port)
-    
+
 class LdapQuery(object):
     """
     Query referencing an LdapConnection and providing several
     methods for query manipulation.
     """
-    
+
     name = "unknown"
     base = ""
     scope = "sub"
@@ -166,10 +165,10 @@ class LdapQuery(object):
     attrs = None
     connection = None
     result = None
-    
+
     def __unicode__(self):
         return "LdapQuery:" + self.name
-    
+
     def is_applicable(self, metadata):
         """
         Overrideable method to determine if the query is to be executed for
@@ -177,27 +176,27 @@ class LdapQuery(object):
         Defaults to true.
         """
         return True
-    
+
     def prepare_query(self, metadata):
         """
         Overrideable method to alter the query based on metadata.
         Defaults to doing nothing.
 
         In most cases, you will do something like
-        
+
             self.filter = "(cn=" + metadata.hostname + ")"
-        
+
         here.
         """
         pass
-    
+
     def process_result(self, metadata):
         """
         Overrideable method to post-process the query result.
         Defaults to returning the unaltered result.
         """
         return self.result
-    
+
     def get_result(self, metadata):
         """
         Method to handle preparing, executing and processing the query.
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ class LdapQuery(object):
             self.result = self.process_result(metadata)
             return self.result
         else:
-            Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.logger.error("LdapPlugin error: " + 
+            Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.logger.error("LdapPlugin error: " +
               "No valid connection defined for query " + str(self))
             return None
 
@@ -224,14 +223,14 @@ class LdapSubQuery(LdapQuery):
         Defaults to doing nothing.
         """
         pass
-    
+
     def process_result(self, metadata, **kwargs):
         """
         Overrideable method to post-process the query result.
         Defaults to returning the unaltered result.
         """
         return self.result
-    
+
     def get_result(self, metadata, **kwargs):
         """
         Method to handle preparing, executing and processing the query.
@@ -241,6 +240,6 @@ class LdapSubQuery(LdapQuery):
             self.result = self.connection.run_query(self)
             return self.process_result(metadata, **kwargs)
         else:
-            Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.logger.error("LdapPlugin error: " + 
+            Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.logger.error("LdapPlugin error: " +
               "No valid connection defined for query " + str(self))
             return None
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Metadata.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Metadata.py
index f837b1305..970126b80 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Metadata.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Metadata.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 This file stores persistent metadata for the Bcfg2 Configuration Repository.
 """
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 import copy
 import fcntl
 import lxml.etree
@@ -38,13 +36,16 @@ class MetadataRuntimeError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
-class XMLMetadataConfig(object):
+class XMLMetadataConfig(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked):
     """Handles xml config files and all XInclude statements"""
     def __init__(self, metadata, watch_clients, basefile):
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked.__init__(self,
+                                                         os.path.join(metadata.data,
+                                                                      basefile),
+                                                         metadata.core.fam)
         self.metadata = metadata
         self.basefile = basefile
         self.should_monitor = watch_clients
-        self.extras = []
         self.data = None
         self.basedata = None
         self.basedir = metadata.data
@@ -64,43 +65,40 @@ class XMLMetadataConfig(object):
             raise MetadataRuntimeError
         return self.basedata
 
-    def add_monitor(self, fname):
+    def add_monitor(self, fpath, fname):
         """Add a fam monitor for an included file"""
         if self.should_monitor:
-            self.metadata.core.fam.AddMonitor("%s/%s" % (self.basedir, fname),
-                                              self.metadata)
+            self.metadata.core.fam.AddMonitor(fpath, self.metadata)
             self.extras.append(fname)
 
     def load_xml(self):
         """Load changes from XML"""
         try:
-            xdata = lxml.etree.parse("%s/%s" % (self.basedir, self.basefile))
+            xdata = lxml.etree.parse(os.path.join(self.basedir, self.basefile))
         except lxml.etree.XMLSyntaxError:
-            self.logger.error('Failed to parse %s' % (self.basefile))
+            self.logger.error('Failed to parse %s' % self.basefile)
             return
+        self.extras = []
         self.basedata = copy.copy(xdata)
-        included = [ent.get('href') for ent in \
-                    xdata.findall('./{http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude}include')]
-        if included:
-            for name in included:
-                if name not in self.extras:
-                    self.add_monitor(name)
+        self._follow_xincludes(xdata=xdata)
+        if self.extras:
             try:
                 xdata.xinclude()
             except lxml.etree.XIncludeError:
-                self.logger.error("Failed to process XInclude for file %s" % self.basefile)
+                self.logger.error("Failed to process XInclude for file %s" %
+                                  self.basefile)
         self.data = xdata
 
     def write(self):
         """Write changes to xml back to disk."""
-        self.write_xml("%s/%s" % (self.basedir, self.basefile),
+        self.write_xml(os.path.join(self.basedir, self.basefile),
                        self.basedata)
 
     def write_xml(self, fname, xmltree):
         """Write changes to xml back to disk."""
         tmpfile = "%s.new" % fname
         try:
-            datafile = open("%s" % tmpfile, 'w')
+            datafile = open(tmpfile, 'w')
         except IOError:
             e = sys.exc_info()[1]
             self.logger.error("Failed to write %s: %s" % (tmpfile, e))
@@ -116,40 +114,42 @@ class XMLMetadataConfig(object):
             datafile.write(newcontents)
         except:
             fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
-            self.logger.error("Metadata: Failed to write new xml data to %s" % tmpfile, exc_info=1)
-            os.unlink("%s" % tmpfile)
+            self.logger.error("Metadata: Failed to write new xml data to %s" %
+                              tmpfile, exc_info=1)
+            os.unlink(tmpfile)
             raise MetadataRuntimeError
         datafile.close()
 
         # check if clients.xml is a symlink
-        xmlfile = "%s" % fname
-        if os.path.islink(xmlfile):
-            xmlfile = os.readlink(xmlfile)
+        if os.path.islink(fname):
+            fname = os.readlink(fname)
 
         try:
-            os.rename("%s" % tmpfile, xmlfile)
+            os.rename(tmpfile, fname)
         except:
             self.logger.error("Metadata: Failed to rename %s" % tmpfile)
             raise MetadataRuntimeError
 
     def find_xml_for_xpath(self, xpath):
-        """Find and load xml data containing the xpath query"""
+        """Find and load xml file containing the xpath query"""
         if self.pseudo_monitor:
             # Reload xml if we don't have a real monitor
             self.load_xml()
         cli = self.basedata.xpath(xpath)
         if len(cli) > 0:
-            return {'filename': "%s/%s" % (self.basedir, self.basefile),
+            return {'filename': os.path.join(self.basedir, self.basefile),
                     'xmltree': self.basedata,
                     'xquery': cli}
         else:
             """Try to find the data in included files"""
             for included in self.extras:
                 try:
-                    xdata = lxml.etree.parse("%s/%s" % (self.basedir, included))
+                    xdata = lxml.etree.parse(os.path.join(self.basedir,
+                                                          included))
                     cli = xdata.xpath(xpath)
                     if len(cli) > 0:
-                        return {'filename': "%s/%s" % (self.basedir, included),
+                        return {'filename': os.path.join(self.basedir,
+                                                         included),
                                 'xmltree': xdata,
                                 'xquery': cli}
                 except lxml.etree.XMLSyntaxError:
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Metadata,
                Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Statistics):
     """This class contains data for bcfg2 server metadata."""
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     name = "Metadata"
     sort_order = 500
@@ -232,8 +231,8 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Statistics.__init__(self)
         if watch_clients:
             try:
-                core.fam.AddMonitor("%s/%s" % (self.data, "groups.xml"), self)
-                core.fam.AddMonitor("%s/%s" % (self.data, "clients.xml"), self)
+                core.fam.AddMonitor(os.path.join(self.data, "groups.xml"), self)
+                core.fam.AddMonitor(os.path.join(self.data, "clients.xml"), self)
             except:
                 print("Unable to add file monitor for groups.xml or clients.xml")
                 raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginInitError
@@ -274,269 +273,241 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
 
     @classmethod
     def init_repo(cls, repo, groups, os_selection, clients):
-        path = '%s/%s' % (repo, cls.name)
+        path = os.path.join(repo, cls.name)
         os.makedirs(path)
-        open("%s/Metadata/groups.xml" %
-             repo, "w").write(groups % os_selection)
-        open("%s/Metadata/clients.xml" %
-             repo, "w").write(clients % socket.getfqdn())
+        open(os.path.join(repo, "Metadata", "groups.xml"),
+             "w").write(groups % os_selection)
+        open(os.path.join(repo, "Metadata", "clients.xml"),
+             "w").write(clients % socket.getfqdn())
 
     def get_groups(self):
         '''return groups xml tree'''
-        groups_tree = lxml.etree.parse(self.data + "/groups.xml")
+        groups_tree = lxml.etree.parse(os.path.join(self.data, "groups.xml"))
         root = groups_tree.getroot()
         return root
 
-    def search_group(self, group_name, tree):
-        """Find a group."""
-        for node in tree.findall("//Group"):
-            if node.get("name") == group_name:
+    def _search_xdata(self, tag, name, tree, alias=False):
+        for node in tree.findall("//%s" % tag):
+            if node.get("name") == name:
                 return node
-            for child in node:
-                if child.tag == "Alias" and child.attrib["name"] == group_name:
-                    return node
+            elif alias:
+                for child in node:
+                    if (child.tag == "Alias" and
+                        child.attrib["name"] == name):
+                        return node
         return None
 
-    def add_group(self, group_name, attribs):
-        """Add group to groups.xml."""
+    def search_group(self, group_name, tree):
+        """Find a group."""
+        return self._search_xdata("Group", group_name, tree)
+
+    def search_bundle(self, bundle_name, tree):
+        """Find a bundle."""
+        return self._search_xdata("Bundle", bundle_name, tree)
+
+    def search_client(self, client_name, tree):
+        return self._search_xdata("Client", client_name, tree, alias=True)
 
-        node = self.search_group(group_name, self.groups_xml.xdata)
+    def _add_xdata(self, config, tag, name, attribs=None, alias=False):
+        node = self._search_xdata(tag, name, config.xdata, alias=alias)
         if node != None:
-            self.logger.error("Group \"%s\" already exists" % (group_name))
+            self.logger.error("%s \"%s\" already exists" % (tag, name))
             raise MetadataConsistencyError
+        element = lxml.etree.SubElement(config.base_xdata.getroot(),
+                                        tag, name=name)
+        if attribs:
+            for key, val in list(attribs.items()):
+                element.set(key, val)
+        config.write()
 
-        element = lxml.etree.SubElement(self.groups_xml.base_xdata.getroot(),
-                                      "Group", name=group_name)
-        for key, val in list(attribs.items()):
-            element.set(key, val)
-        self.groups_xml.write()
+    def add_group(self, group_name, attribs):
+        """Add group to groups.xml."""
+        return self._add_xdata(self.groups_xml, "Group", group_name,
+                               attribs=attribs)
 
-    def update_group(self, group_name, attribs):
-        """Update a groups attributes."""
-        node = self.search_group(group_name, self.groups_xml.xdata)
+    def add_bundle(self, bundle_name):
+        """Add bundle to groups.xml."""
+        return self._add_xdata(self.groups_xml, "Bundle", bundle_name)
+
+    def add_client(self, client_name, attribs):
+        """Add client to clients.xml."""
+        return self._add_xdata(self.clients_xml, "Client", client_name,
+                               attribs=attribs, alias=True)
+
+    def _update_xdata(self, config, tag, name, attribs, alias=False):
+        node = self._search_xdata(tag, name, config.xdata, alias=alias)
         if node == None:
-            self.logger.error("Group \"%s\" does not exist" % (group_name))
+            self.logger.error("%s \"%s\" does not exist" % (tag, name))
             raise MetadataConsistencyError
-        xdict = self.groups_xml.find_xml_for_xpath('.//Group[@name="%s"]' % (node.get('name')))
+        xdict = config.find_xml_for_xpath('.//%s[@name="%s"]' %
+                                          (tag, node.get('name')))
         if not xdict:
-            self.logger.error("Unexpected error finding group")
+            self.logger.error("Unexpected error finding %s \"%s\"" %
+                              (tag, name))
             raise MetadataConsistencyError
-
         for key, val in list(attribs.items()):
             xdict['xquery'][0].set(key, val)
-        self.groups_xml.write_xml(xdict['filename'], xdict['xmltree'])
+        config.write_xml(xdict['filename'], xdict['xmltree'])
 
-    def remove_group(self, group_name):
-        """Remove a group."""
-        node = self.search_group(group_name, self.groups_xml.xdata)
+    def update_group(self, group_name, attribs):
+        """Update a groups attributes."""
+        return self._update_xdata(self.groups_xml, "Group", group_name, attribs)
+
+    def update_client(self, client_name, attribs):
+        """Update a clients attributes."""
+        return self._update_xdata(self.clients_xml, "Client", client_name,
+                                  attribs, alias=True)
+
+    def _remove_xdata(self, config, tag, name, alias=False):
+        node = self._search_xdata(tag, name, config.xdata)
         if node == None:
-            self.logger.error("Group \"%s\" does not exist" % (group_name))
+            self.logger.error("%s \"%s\" does not exist" % (tag, name))
             raise MetadataConsistencyError
-        xdict = self.groups_xml.find_xml_for_xpath('.//Group[@name="%s"]' % (node.get('name')))
+        xdict = config.find_xml_for_xpath('.//%s[@name="%s"]' %
+                                          (tag, node.get('name')))
         if not xdict:
-            self.logger.error("Unexpected error finding group")
+            self.logger.error("Unexpected error finding %s \"%s\"" %
+                              (tag, name))
             raise MetadataConsistencyError
         xdict['xquery'][0].getparent().remove(xdict['xquery'][0])
         self.groups_xml.write_xml(xdict['filename'], xdict['xmltree'])
 
-    def add_bundle(self, bundle_name):
-        """Add bundle to groups.xml."""
-        tree = lxml.etree.parse(self.data + "/groups.xml")
-        root = tree.getroot()
-        element = lxml.etree.Element("Bundle", name=bundle_name)
-        node = self.search_group(bundle_name, tree)
-        if node != None:
-            self.logger.error("Bundle \"%s\" already exists" % (bundle_name))
-            raise MetadataConsistencyError
-        root.append(element)
-        group_tree = open(self.data + "/groups.xml", "w")
-        fd = group_tree.fileno()
-        while True:
-            try:
-                fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
-            except IOError:
-                continue
-            else:
-                break
-        tree.write(group_tree)
-        fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
-        group_tree.close()
+    def remove_group(self, group_name):
+        """Remove a group."""
+        return self._remove_xdata(self.groups_xml, "Group", group_name)
 
     def remove_bundle(self, bundle_name):
         """Remove a bundle."""
-        tree = lxml.etree.parse(self.data + "/groups.xml")
-        root = tree.getroot()
-        node = self.search_group(bundle_name, tree)
-        if node == None:
-            self.logger.error("Bundle \"%s\" not found" % (bundle_name))
-            raise MetadataConsistencyError
-        root.remove(node)
-        group_tree = open(self.data + "/groups.xml", "w")
-        fd = group_tree.fileno()
-        while True:
-            try:
-                fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
-            except IOError:
-                continue
-            else:
-                break
-        tree.write(group_tree)
-        fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
-        group_tree.close()
-
-    def search_client(self, client_name, tree):
-        """Find a client."""
-        for node in tree.findall("//Client"):
-            if node.get("name") == client_name:
-                return node
-            for child in node:
-                if child.tag == "Alias" and child.attrib["name"] == client_name:
-                    return node
-        return None
-
-    def add_client(self, client_name, attribs):
-        """Add client to clients.xml."""
-        node = self.search_client(client_name, self.clients_xml.xdata)
-        if node != None:
-            self.logger.error("Client \"%s\" already exists" % (client_name))
-            raise MetadataConsistencyError
-
-        element = lxml.etree.SubElement(self.clients_xml.base_xdata.getroot(),
-                                      "Client", name=client_name)
-        for key, val in list(attribs.items()):
-            element.set(key, val)
-        self.clients_xml.write()
-
-    def update_client(self, client_name, attribs):
-        """Update a clients attributes."""
-        node = self.search_client(client_name, self.clients_xml.xdata)
-        if node == None:
-            self.logger.error("Client \"%s\" does not exist" % (client_name))
-            raise MetadataConsistencyError
-
-        xdict = self.clients_xml.find_xml_for_xpath('.//Client[@name="%s"]' % (node.get('name')))
-        if not xdict:
-            self.logger.error("Unexpected error finding client")
-            raise MetadataConsistencyError
+        return self._remove_xdata(self.groups_xml, "Bundle", bundle_name)
 
-        node = xdict['xquery'][0]
-        [node.set(key, value) for key, value in list(attribs.items())]
-        self.clients_xml.write_xml(xdict['filename'], xdict['xmltree'])
+    def _handle_clients_xml_event(self, event):
+        xdata = self.clients_xml.xdata
+        self.clients = {}
+        self.aliases = {}
+        self.raliases = {}
+        self.bad_clients = {}
+        self.secure = []
+        self.floating = []
+        self.addresses = {}
+        self.raddresses = {}
+        for client in xdata.findall('.//Client'):
+            clname = client.get('name').lower()
+            if 'address' in client.attrib:
+                caddr = client.get('address')
+                if caddr in self.addresses:
+                    self.addresses[caddr].append(clname)
+                else:
+                    self.addresses[caddr] = [clname]
+                if clname not in self.raddresses:
+                    self.raddresses[clname] = set()
+                self.raddresses[clname].add(caddr)
+            if 'auth' in client.attrib:
+                self.auth[client.get('name')] = client.get('auth',
+                                                           'cert+password')
+            if 'uuid' in client.attrib:
+                self.uuid[client.get('uuid')] = clname
+            if client.get('secure', 'false') == 'true':
+                self.secure.append(clname)
+            if client.get('location', 'fixed') == 'floating':
+                self.floating.append(clname)
+            if 'password' in client.attrib:
+                self.passwords[clname] = client.get('password')
+
+            self.raliases[clname] = set()
+            for alias in client.findall('Alias'):
+                self.aliases.update({alias.get('name'): clname})
+                self.raliases[clname].add(alias.get('name'))
+                if 'address' not in alias.attrib:
+                    continue
+                if alias.get('address') in self.addresses:
+                    self.addresses[alias.get('address')].append(clname)
+                else:
+                    self.addresses[alias.get('address')] = [clname]
+                if clname not in self.raddresses:
+                    self.raddresses[clname] = set()
+                self.raddresses[clname].add(alias.get('address'))
+            self.clients.update({clname: client.get('profile')})
+        self.states['clients.xml'] = True
+
+    def _handle_groups_xml_event(self, event):
+        xdata = self.groups_xml.xdata
+        self.public = []
+        self.private = []
+        self.profiles = []
+        self.groups = {}
+        grouptmp = {}
+        self.categories = {}
+        groupseen = list()
+        for group in xdata.xpath('//Groups/Group'):
+            if group.get('name') not in groupseen:
+                groupseen.append(group.get('name'))
+            else:
+                self.logger.error("Metadata: Group %s defined multiply" %
+                                  group.get('name'))
+            grouptmp[group.get('name')] = \
+                ([item.get('name') for item in group.findall('./Bundle')],
+                 [item.get('name') for item in group.findall('./Group')])
+            grouptmp[group.get('name')][1].append(group.get('name'))
+            if group.get('default', 'false') == 'true':
+                self.default = group.get('name')
+            if group.get('profile', 'false') == 'true':
+                self.profiles.append(group.get('name'))
+            if group.get('public', 'false') == 'true':
+                self.public.append(group.get('name'))
+            elif group.get('public', 'true') == 'false':
+                self.private.append(group.get('name'))
+            if 'category' in group.attrib:
+                self.categories[group.get('name')] = group.get('category')
+
+        for group in grouptmp:
+            # self.groups[group] => (bundles, groups, categories)
+            self.groups[group] = (set(), set(), {})
+            tocheck = [group]
+            group_cat = self.groups[group][2]
+            while tocheck:
+                now = tocheck.pop()
+                self.groups[group][1].add(now)
+                if now in grouptmp:
+                    (bundles, groups) = grouptmp[now]
+                    for ggg in groups:
+                        if ggg in self.groups[group][1]:
+                            continue
+                        if (ggg not in self.categories or \
+                            self.categories[ggg] not in self.groups[group][2]):
+                            self.groups[group][1].add(ggg)
+                            tocheck.append(ggg)
+                            if ggg in self.categories:
+                                group_cat[self.categories[ggg]] = ggg
+                        elif ggg in self.categories:
+                            self.logger.info("Group %s: %s cat-suppressed %s" % \
+                                             (group,
+                                              group_cat[self.categories[ggg]],
+                                              ggg))
+                    [self.groups[group][0].add(bund) for bund in bundles]
+        self.states['groups.xml'] = True
 
     def HandleEvent(self, event):
         """Handle update events for data files."""
         if self.clients_xml.HandleEvent(event):
-            xdata = self.clients_xml.xdata
-            self.clients = {}
-            self.aliases = {}
-            self.raliases = {}
-            self.bad_clients = {}
-            self.secure = []
-            self.floating = []
-            self.addresses = {}
-            self.raddresses = {}
-            for client in xdata.findall('.//Client'):
-                clname = client.get('name').lower()
-                if 'address' in client.attrib:
-                    caddr = client.get('address')
-                    if caddr in self.addresses:
-                        self.addresses[caddr].append(clname)
-                    else:
-                        self.addresses[caddr] = [clname]
-                    if clname not in self.raddresses:
-                        self.raddresses[clname] = set()
-                    self.raddresses[clname].add(caddr)
-                if 'auth' in client.attrib:
-                    self.auth[client.get('name')] = client.get('auth',
-                                                               'cert+password')
-                if 'uuid' in client.attrib:
-                    self.uuid[client.get('uuid')] = clname
-                if client.get('secure', 'false') == 'true':
-                    self.secure.append(clname)
-                if client.get('location', 'fixed') == 'floating':
-                    self.floating.append(clname)
-                if 'password' in client.attrib:
-                    self.passwords[clname] = client.get('password')
-                for alias in [alias for alias in client.findall('Alias')\
-                              if 'address' in alias.attrib]:
-                    if alias.get('address') in self.addresses:
-                        self.addresses[alias.get('address')].append(clname)
-                    else:
-                        self.addresses[alias.get('address')] = [clname]
-                    if clname not in self.raddresses:
-                        self.raddresses[clname] = set()
-                    self.raddresses[clname].add(alias.get('address'))
-                self.clients.update({clname: client.get('profile')})
-                [self.aliases.update({alias.get('name'): clname}) \
-                 for alias in client.findall('Alias')]
-                self.raliases[clname] = set()
-                [self.raliases[clname].add(alias.get('name')) for alias \
-                 in client.findall('Alias')]
-            self.states['clients.xml'] = True
+            self._handle_clients_xml_event(event)
         elif self.groups_xml.HandleEvent(event):
-            xdata = self.groups_xml.xdata
-            self.public = []
-            self.private = []
-            self.profiles = []
-            self.groups = {}
-            grouptmp = {}
-            self.categories = {}
-            groupseen = list()
-            for group in xdata.xpath('//Groups/Group'):
-                if group.get('name') not in groupseen:
-                    groupseen.append(group.get('name'))
-                else:
-                    self.logger.error("Metadata: Group %s defined multiply" % (group.get('name')))
-                grouptmp[group.get('name')] = tuple([[item.get('name') for item in group.findall(spec)]
-                                                     for spec in ['./Bundle', './Group']])
-                grouptmp[group.get('name')][1].append(group.get('name'))
-                if group.get('default', 'false') == 'true':
-                    self.default = group.get('name')
-                if group.get('profile', 'false') == 'true':
-                    self.profiles.append(group.get('name'))
-                if group.get('public', 'false') == 'true':
-                    self.public.append(group.get('name'))
-                elif group.get('public', 'true') == 'false':
-                    self.private.append(group.get('name'))
-                if 'category' in group.attrib:
-                    self.categories[group.get('name')] = group.get('category')
-            for group in grouptmp:
-                # self.groups[group] => (bundles, groups, categories)
-                self.groups[group] = (set(), set(), {})
-                tocheck = [group]
-                group_cat = self.groups[group][2]
-                while tocheck:
-                    now = tocheck.pop()
-                    self.groups[group][1].add(now)
-                    if now in grouptmp:
-                        (bundles, groups) = grouptmp[now]
-                        for ggg in [ggg for ggg in groups if ggg not in self.groups[group][1]]:
-                            if ggg not in self.categories or \
-                                   self.categories[ggg] not in self.groups[group][2]:
-                                self.groups[group][1].add(ggg)
-                                tocheck.append(ggg)
-                                if ggg in self.categories:
-                                    group_cat[self.categories[ggg]] = ggg
-                            elif ggg in self.categories:
-                                self.logger.info("Group %s: %s cat-suppressed %s" % \
-                                                 (group,
-                                                  group_cat[self.categories[ggg]],
-                                                  ggg))
-                        [self.groups[group][0].add(bund) for bund in bundles]
-            self.states['groups.xml'] = True
+            self._handle_groups_xml_event(event)
+
         if False not in list(self.states.values()):
             # check that all client groups are real and complete
             real = list(self.groups.keys())
             for client in list(self.clients.keys()):
                 if self.clients[client] not in self.profiles:
-                    self.logger.error("Client %s set as nonexistent or incomplete group %s" \
-                                      % (client, self.clients[client]))
-                    self.logger.error("Removing client mapping for %s" % (client))
+                    self.logger.error("Client %s set as nonexistent or "
+                                      "incomplete group %s" %
+                                      (client, self.clients[client]))
+                    self.logger.error("Removing client mapping for %s" % client)
                     self.bad_clients[client] = self.clients[client]
                     del self.clients[client]
             for bclient in list(self.bad_clients.keys()):
                 if self.bad_clients[bclient] in self.profiles:
-                    self.logger.info("Restored profile mapping for client %s" % bclient)
+                    self.logger.info("Restored profile mapping for client %s" %
+                                     bclient)
                     self.clients[bclient] = self.bad_clients[bclient]
                     del self.bad_clients[bclient]
 
@@ -546,42 +517,37 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         if False in list(self.states.values()):
             raise MetadataRuntimeError
         if profile not in self.public:
-            self.logger.error("Failed to set client %s to private group %s" % (client, profile))
+            self.logger.error("Failed to set client %s to private group %s" %
+                              (client, profile))
             raise MetadataConsistencyError
         if client in self.clients:
-            self.logger.info("Changing %s group from %s to %s" % (client, self.clients[client], profile))
-            xdict = self.clients_xml.find_xml_for_xpath('.//Client[@name="%s"]' % (client))
-            if not xdict:
-                self.logger.error("Metadata: Unable to update profile for client %s.  Use of Xinclude?" % client)
-                raise MetadataConsistencyError
-            xdict['xquery'][0].set('profile', profile)
-            self.clients_xml.write_xml(xdict['filename'], xdict['xmltree'])
+            self.logger.info("Changing %s group from %s to %s" %
+                             (client, self.clients[client], profile))
+            self.update_client(client, dict(profile=profile))
         else:
-            self.logger.info("Creating new client: %s, profile %s" % \
+            self.logger.info("Creating new client: %s, profile %s" %
                              (client, profile))
             if addresspair in self.session_cache:
                 # we are working with a uuid'd client
-                lxml.etree.SubElement(self.clients_xml.base_xdata.getroot(),
-                                      'Client',
-                                      name=self.session_cache[addresspair][1],
-                                      uuid=client, profile=profile,
-                                      address=addresspair[0])
+                self.add_client(self.session_cache[addresspair][1],
+                                dict(uuid=client, profile=profile,
+                                     address=addresspair[0]))
             else:
-                lxml.etree.SubElement(self.clients_xml.base_xdata.getroot(),
-                                      'Client', name=client,
-                                      profile=profile)
+                self.add_client(client, dict(profile=profile))
         self.clients[client] = profile
         self.clients_xml.write()
 
     def resolve_client(self, addresspair, cleanup_cache=False):
         """Lookup address locally or in DNS to get a hostname."""
         if addresspair in self.session_cache:
-            # client _was_ cached, so there can be some expired entries
-            # we need to clean them up to avoid potentially infinite memory swell
+            # client _was_ cached, so there can be some expired
+            # entries. we need to clean them up to avoid potentially
+            # infinite memory swell
             cache_ttl = 90
             if cleanup_cache:
-                # remove entries for this client's IP address with _any_ port numbers
-                # - perhaps a priority queue could be faster?
+                # remove entries for this client's IP address with
+                # _any_ port numbers - perhaps a priority queue could
+                # be faster?
                 curtime = time.time()
                 for addrpair in self.session_cache.keys():
                      if addresspair[0] == addrpair[0]:
@@ -589,13 +555,18 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                          if curtime - stamp > cache_ttl:
                              del self.session_cache[addrpair]
             # return the cached data
-            (stamp, uuid) = self.session_cache[addresspair]
-            if time.time() - stamp < cache_ttl:
-                return self.session_cache[addresspair][1]
+            try:
+                (stamp, uuid) = self.session_cache[addresspair]
+                if time.time() - stamp < cache_ttl:
+                    return self.session_cache[addresspair][1]
+            except KeyError:
+                # we cleaned all cached data for this client in cleanup_cache
+                pass
         address = addresspair[0]
         if address in self.addresses:
             if len(self.addresses[address]) != 1:
-                self.logger.error("Address %s has multiple reverse assignments; a uuid must be used" % (address))
+                self.logger.error("Address %s has multiple reverse assignments; "
+                                  "a uuid must be used" % (address))
                 raise MetadataConsistencyError
             return self.addresses[address][0]
         try:
@@ -620,7 +591,8 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             (bundles, groups, categories) = self.groups[profile]
         else:
             if self.default == None:
-                self.logger.error("Cannot set group for client %s; no default group set" % (client))
+                self.logger.error("Cannot set group for client %s; "
+                                  "no default group set" % client)
                 raise MetadataConsistencyError
             self.set_profile(client, self.default, (None, None))
             profile = self.default
@@ -635,7 +607,8 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             password = self.passwords[client]
         else:
             password = None
-        uuids = [item for item, value in list(self.uuid.items()) if value == client]
+        uuids = [item for item, value in list(self.uuid.items())
+                 if value == client]
         if uuids:
             uuid = uuids[0]
         else:
@@ -649,7 +622,8 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             [newgroups.add(g) for g in ngroups if g not in newgroups]
             newcategories.update(ncategories)
         return ClientMetadata(client, profile, newgroups, newbundles, aliases,
-                              addresses, newcategories, uuid, password, self.query)
+                              addresses, newcategories, uuid, password,
+                              self.query)
 
     def get_all_group_names(self):
         all_groups = set()
@@ -673,22 +647,27 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
 
     def merge_additional_groups(self, imd, groups):
         for group in groups:
-            if group in self.categories and \
-                   self.categories[group] in imd.categories:
+            if (group in self.categories and
+                self.categories[group] in imd.categories):
                 continue
-            nb, ng, _ = self.groups.get(group, (list(), [group], dict()))
-            for b in nb:
-                if b not in imd.bundles:
-                    imd.bundles.add(b)
-            for g in ng:
-                if g not in imd.groups:
-                    if g in self.categories and \
-                       self.categories[g] in imd.categories:
+            newbundles, newgroups, _ = self.groups.get(group,
+                                                       (list(),
+                                                        [group],
+                                                        dict()))
+            for newbundle in newbundles:
+                if newbundle not in imd.bundles:
+                    imd.bundles.add(newbundle)
+            for newgroup in newgroups:
+                if newgroup not in imd.groups:
+                    if (newgroup in self.categories and
+                        self.categories[newgroup] in imd.categories):
                         continue
-                    if g in self.private:
-                        self.logger.error("Refusing to add dynamic membership in private group %s for client %s" % (g, imd.hostname))
+                    if newgroup in self.private:
+                        self.logger.error("Refusing to add dynamic membership "
+                                          "in private group %s for client %s" %
+                                          (newgroup, imd.hostname))
                         continue
-                    imd.groups.add(g)
+                    imd.groups.add(newgroup)
 
     def merge_additional_data(self, imd, source, data):
         if not hasattr(imd, source):
@@ -703,18 +682,19 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             return True
         if address in self.addresses:
             if client in self.addresses[address]:
-                self.debug_log("Client %s matches address %s" % (client, address))
+                self.debug_log("Client %s matches address %s" %
+                               (client, address))
                 return True
             else:
-                self.logger.error("Got request for non-float client %s from %s" \
-                                  % (client, address))
+                self.logger.error("Got request for non-float client %s from %s" %
+                                  (client, address))
                 return False
         resolved = self.resolve_client(addresspair)
         if resolved.lower() == client.lower():
             return True
         else:
-            self.logger.error("Got request for %s from incorrect address %s" \
-                              % (client, address))
+            self.logger.error("Got request for %s from incorrect address %s" %
+                              (client, address))
             self.logger.error("Resolved to %s" % resolved)
             return False
 
@@ -732,7 +712,8 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             try:
                 client = self.resolve_client(address)
             except MetadataConsistencyError:
-                self.logger.error("Client %s failed to resolve; metadata problem" % (address[0]))
+                self.logger.error("Client %s failed to resolve; metadata problem"
+                                  % address[0])
                 return False
         else:
             id_method = 'uuid'
@@ -764,10 +745,12 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
 
         if client not in self.passwords:
             if client in self.secure:
-                self.logger.error("Client %s in secure mode but has no password" % (address[0]))
+                self.logger.error("Client %s in secure mode but has no password"
+                                  % address[0])
                 return False
             if password != self.password:
-                self.logger.error("Client %s used incorrect global password" % (address[0]))
+                self.logger.error("Client %s used incorrect global password" %
+                                  address[0])
                 return False
         if client not in self.secure:
             if client in self.passwords:
@@ -775,14 +758,14 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             else:
                 plist = [self.password]
             if password not in plist:
-                self.logger.error("Client %s failed to use either allowed password" % \
-                                  (address[0]))
+                self.logger.error("Client %s failed to use either allowed "
+                                  "password" % address[0])
                 return False
         else:
             # client in secure mode and has a client password
             if password != self.passwords[client]:
-                self.logger.error("Client %s failed to use client password in secure mode" % \
-                                  (address[0]))
+                self.logger.error("Client %s failed to use client password in "
+                                  "secure mode" % address[0])
                 return False
         # populate the session cache
         if user.decode('utf-8') != 'root':
@@ -793,13 +776,7 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         """Hook into statistics interface to toggle clients in bootstrap mode."""
         client = meta.hostname
         if client in self.auth and self.auth[client] == 'bootstrap':
-            self.logger.info("Asserting client %s auth mode to cert" % client)
-            xdict = self.clients_xml.find_xml_for_xpath('.//Client[@name="%s"]' % (client))
-            if not xdict:
-                self.logger.error("Metadata: Unable to update profile for client %s.  Use of Xinclude?" % client)
-                raise MetadataConsistencyError
-            xdict['xquery'][0].set('auth', 'cert')
-            self.clients_xml.write_xml(xdict['filename'], xdict['xmltree'])
+            self.update_client(client, dict(auth='cert'))
 
     def viz(self, hosts, bundles, key, only_client, colors):
         """Admin mode viz support."""
@@ -814,15 +791,16 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
 
         def include_group(group):
             return not only_client or group in clientmeta.groups
-        
-        groups_tree = lxml.etree.parse(self.data + "/groups.xml")
+
+        groups_tree = lxml.etree.parse(os.path.join(self.data, "groups.xml"))
         try:
             groups_tree.xinclude()
         except lxml.etree.XIncludeError:
-            self.logger.error("Failed to process XInclude for file %s" % dest)
+            self.logger.error("Failed to process XInclude for file %s: %s" %
+                              (dest, sys.exc_info()[1]))
         groups = groups_tree.getroot()
         categories = {'default': 'grey83'}
-        viz_str = ""
+        viz_str = []
         egroups = groups.findall("Group") + groups.findall('.//Groups/Group')
         for group in egroups:
             if not group.get('category') in categories:
@@ -842,10 +820,10 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                     instances[profile] = [client]
             for profile, clist in list(instances.items()):
                 clist.sort()
-                viz_str += '''\t"%s-instances" [ label="%s", shape="record" ];\n''' \
-                    % (profile, '|'.join(clist))
-                viz_str += '''\t"%s-instances" -> "group-%s";\n''' \
-                    % (profile, profile)
+                viz_str.append('"%s-instances" [ label="%s", shape="record" ];' %
+                               (profile, '|'.join(clist)))
+                viz_str.append('"%s-instances" -> "group-%s";' %
+                               (profile, profile))
         if bundles:
             bundles = []
             [bundles.append(bund.get('name')) \
@@ -854,8 +832,8 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                      and include_bundle(bund.get('name'))]
             bundles.sort()
             for bundle in bundles:
-                viz_str += '''\t"bundle-%s" [ label="%s", shape="septagon"];\n''' \
-                    % (bundle, bundle)
+                viz_str.append('"bundle-%s" [ label="%s", shape="septagon"];' %
+                               (bundle, bundle))
         gseen = []
         for group in egroups:
             if group.get('profile', 'false') == 'true':
@@ -864,24 +842,25 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                 style = "filled"
             gseen.append(group.get('name'))
             if include_group(group.get('name')):
-                viz_str += '\t"group-%s" [label="%s", style="%s", fillcolor=%s];\n' % \
-                           (group.get('name'), group.get('name'), style, group.get('color'))
+                viz_str.append('"group-%s" [label="%s", style="%s", fillcolor=%s];' %
+                               (group.get('name'), group.get('name'), style,
+                                group.get('color')))
                 if bundles:
                     for bundle in group.findall('Bundle'):
-                        viz_str += '\t"group-%s" -> "bundle-%s";\n' % \
-                                   (group.get('name'), bundle.get('name'))
-        gfmt = '\t"group-%s" [label="%s", style="filled", fillcolor="grey83"];\n'
+                        viz_str.append('"group-%s" -> "bundle-%s";' %
+                                       (group.get('name'), bundle.get('name')))
+        gfmt = '"group-%s" [label="%s", style="filled", fillcolor="grey83"];'
         for group in egroups:
             for parent in group.findall('Group'):
                 if parent.get('name') not in gseen and include_group(parent.get('name')):
-                    viz_str += gfmt % (parent.get('name'), parent.get('name'))
+                    viz_str.append(gfmt % (parent.get('name'),
+                                           parent.get('name')))
                     gseen.append(parent.get("name"))
                 if include_group(group.get('name')):
-                    viz_str += '\t"group-%s" -> "group-%s" ;\n' % \
-                               (group.get('name'), parent.get('name'))
+                    viz_str.append('"group-%s" -> "group-%s";' %
+                                   (group.get('name'), parent.get('name')))
         if key:
             for category in categories:
-                viz_str += '''\t"''' + category + '''" [label="''' + category + \
-                    '''", shape="record", style="filled", fillcolor=''' + \
-                    categories[category] + '''];\n'''
-        return viz_str
+                viz_str.append('"%s" [label="%s", shape="record", style="filled", fillcolor="%s"];' %
+                               (category, category, categories[category]))
+        return "\n".join("\t" + s for s in viz_str)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/NagiosGen.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/NagiosGen.py
index 8a76c130d..4dbd57d16 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/NagiosGen.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/NagiosGen.py
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@ class NagiosGenConfig(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked,
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked.__init__(self, filename, fam)
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.StructFile.__init__(self, filename)
 
-    
+
 class NagiosGen(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                 Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Generator):
     """NagiosGen is a Bcfg2 plugin that dynamically generates
        Nagios configuration file based on Bcfg2 data.
     """
     name = 'NagiosGen'
-    __version__ = '0.7'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
@@ -131,14 +130,14 @@ class NagiosGen(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         group_data = []
         for host in host_configs:
             host_data.append(open(host, 'r').read())
-            
+
         for group in group_configs:
             group_name = re.sub("(-group.cfg|.*/(?=[^/]+))", "", group)
             if "\n".join(host_data).find(group_name) != -1:
                 groupfile = open(group, 'r')
                 group_data.append(groupfile.read())
                 groupfile.close()
-        
+
         entry.text = "%s\n\n%s" % ("\n".join(group_data), "\n".join(host_data))
         [entry.attrib.__setitem__(key, value)
          for (key, value) in list(self.server_attrib.items())]
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Ohai.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Ohai.py
index 5fff20d98..5fff20d98 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Ohai.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Ohai.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Apt.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Apt.py
index f76bf7fa1..cbe2b4f2c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Apt.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Apt.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class AptCollection(Collection):
 class AptSource(Source):
     basegroups = ['apt', 'debian', 'ubuntu', 'nexenta']
     ptype = 'deb'
+    essentialpkgs = set()
 
     def __init__(self, basepath, xsource, config):
         Source.__init__(self, basepath, xsource, config)
@@ -50,10 +51,9 @@ class AptSource(Source):
     def read_files(self):
         bdeps = dict()
         bprov = dict()
+        depfnames = ['Depends', 'Pre-Depends']
         if self.recommended:
-            depfnames = ['Depends', 'Pre-Depends', 'Recommends']
-        else:
-            depfnames = ['Depends', 'Pre-Depends']
+            depfnames.append('Recommends')
         for fname in self.files:
             if not self.rawurl:
                 barch = [x
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ class AptSource(Source):
                     pkgname = words[1].strip().rstrip()
                     self.pkgnames.add(pkgname)
                     bdeps[barch][pkgname] = []
+                elif words[0] == 'Essential' and self.essential:
+                    self.essentialpkgs.add(pkgname)
                 elif words[0] in depfnames:
                     vindex = 0
                     for dep in words[1].split(','):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Collection.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Collection.py
index 32eeda1ec..959dac03b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Collection.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Collection.py
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ class Collection(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable):
                 return source.get_deps(self.metadata, package)
         return []
 
+    def get_essential(self):
+        essential = set()
+        for source in self.sources:
+            essential |= source.essentialpkgs
+        return essential
+
     def get_provides(self, package):
         for source in self.sources:
             providers = source.get_provides(self.metadata, package)
@@ -295,7 +301,7 @@ def factory(metadata, sources, basepath, debug=False):
         # if sources.xml has not received a FAM event yet, defer;
         # instantiate a dummy Collection object
         return Collection(metadata, [], basepath)
-        
+
     sclasses = set()
     relevant = list()
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Pac.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Pac.py
index 9db6b0535..99a090739 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Pac.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Pac.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Packages.Source import Source
 
 class PacCollection(Collection):
     def get_group(self, group):
-        self.logger.warning("Packages: Package groups are not supported by APT")
+        self.logger.warning("Packages: Package groups are not supported by Pacman")
         return []
 
 class PacSource(Source):
@@ -51,10 +51,9 @@ class PacSource(Source):
         bdeps = dict()
         bprov = dict()
 
+        depfnames = ['Depends', 'Pre-Depends']
         if self.recommended:
-            depfnames = ['Depends', 'Pre-Depends', 'Recommends']
-        else:
-            depfnames = ['Depends', 'Pre-Depends']
+            depfnames.append('Recommends')
 
         for fname in self.files:
             if not self.rawurl:
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ class PacSource(Source):
                 # RawURL entries assume that they only have one <Arch></Arch>
                 # element and that it is the architecture of the source.
                 barch = self.arches[0]
-            
+
             if barch not in bdeps:
                 bdeps[barch] = dict()
                 bprov[barch] = dict()
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/PackagesConfig.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/PackagesConfig.py
index 7950f15e6..3846c06ce 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/PackagesConfig.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/PackagesConfig.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
 
 class PackagesConfig(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SimpleConfig):
     _required = False
-    
+
     def Index(self):
         """ Build local data structures """
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SimpleConfig.Index(self)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/PackagesSources.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/PackagesSources.py
index da79c00e9..8d0067b6a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/PackagesSources.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/PackagesSources.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class PackagesSources(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked,
                       Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.StructFile,
                       Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable):
     __identifier__ = None
-    
+
     def __init__(self, filename, cachepath, fam, packages, config):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable.__init__(self)
         try:
@@ -44,8 +44,18 @@ class PackagesSources(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked,
 
     def HandleEvent(self, event=None):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked.HandleEvent(self, event=event)
-        if event.filename != self.name:
-            self.parsed.add(os.path.basename(event.filename))
+        if event and event.filename != self.name:
+            for fname in self.extras:
+                fpath = None
+                if fname.startswith("/"):
+                    fpath = os.path.abspath(fname)
+                else:
+                    fpath = \
+                        os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(self.name),
+                                                                     fname))
+                if fpath == os.path.abspath(event.filename):
+                    self.parsed.add(fname)
+                    break
 
         if sorted(list(self.parsed)) == sorted(self.extras):
             self.logger.info("Reloading Packages plugin")
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Source.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Source.py
index f13267da1..a7c246940 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Source.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Source.py
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ class Source(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable):
 
         self.gpgkeys = [el.text for el in xsource.findall("GPGKey")]
 
+        self.essential = xsource.get('essential', 'true').lower() == 'true'
         self.recommended = xsource.get('recommended', 'false').lower() == 'true'
-    
+
         self.rawurl = xsource.get('rawurl', '')
         if self.rawurl and not self.rawurl.endswith("/"):
             self.rawurl += "/"
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ class Source(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable):
         if os.path.exists(self.cachefile):
             try:
                 self.load_state()
-                should_read = False 
+                should_read = False
             except:
                 self.logger.error("Packages: Cachefile %s load failed; "
                                   "falling back to file read" % self.cachefile)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Yum.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Yum.py
index e13b28251..b39b6aed2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Yum.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Yum.py
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ def _setup_pulp(config):
             logger.error("Packages: Required option not found in "
                          "Packages/packages.conf: %s" % err)
             raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginInitError
-        
+
         PULPCONFIG = ConsumerConfig()
         serveropts = PULPCONFIG.server
-        
+
         PULPSERVER = server.PulpServer(serveropts['host'],
                                        int(serveropts['port']),
                                        serveropts['scheme'],
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
     # options that are included in the [yum] section but that should
     # not be included in the temporary yum.conf we write out
     option_blacklist = ["use_yum_libraries", "helper"]
-    
+
     def __init__(self, metadata, sources, basepath, debug=False):
         Collection.__init__(self, metadata, sources, basepath, debug=debug)
         self.keypath = os.path.join(self.basepath, "keys")
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
                                          "cache-%s" % self.cachekey)
             if not os.path.exists(self.cachefile):
                 os.mkdir(self.cachefile)
-                
+
             self.configdir = os.path.join(self.basepath, "yum")
             if not os.path.exists(self.configdir):
                 os.mkdir(self.configdir)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
         if not os.path.exists(self.cfgfile):
             yumconf = self.get_config(raw=True)
             yumconf.add_section("main")
-            
+
             mainopts = dict(cachedir=self.cachefile,
                             keepcache="0",
                             sslverify="0",
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
                             else:
                                 rid = 1
                             reponame = "%s-%d" % (basereponame, rid)
-                        
+
                     config.set(reponame, "name", reponame)
                     config.set(reponame, "baseurl", url_map['url'])
                     config.set(reponame, "enabled", "1")
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
                 remotekey = os.path.join(keydir, os.path.basename(key))
                 localkey = os.path.join(self.keypath, os.path.basename(key))
                 kdata = open(localkey).read()
-                
+
                 # copy the key to the client
                 keypath = lxml.etree.Element("BoundPath", name=remotekey,
                                              encoding='ascii',
@@ -293,12 +293,12 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
         # include gpg key data
         if not has_yum:
             return
-        
+
         try:
             kinfo = yum.misc.getgpgkeyinfo(keydata)
             version = yum.misc.keyIdToRPMVer(kinfo['keyid'])
             release = yum.misc.keyIdToRPMVer(kinfo['timestamp'])
-            
+
             lxml.etree.SubElement(keyentry, 'Instance',
                                   version=version,
                                   release=release,
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
                 unknown = set([str(p) for p in result['unknown']])
 
             self.filter_unknown(unknown)
-        
+
         return packages, unknown
 
     def call_helper(self, command, input=None):
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
             self.logger.error("Packages: Failed to execute %s: %s" %
                               (" ".join(cmd), err))
             return None
-        
+
         if input:
             idata = json.dumps(input)
             (stdout, stderr) = helper.communicate(idata)
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
 
         os.unlink(self.cfgfile)
         self.write_config()
-        
+
         if force_update:
             self.call_helper("clean")
 
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ class YumSource(Source):
         self.pulp_id = None
         if has_pulp and xsource.get("pulp_id"):
             self.pulp_id = xsource.get("pulp_id")
-            
+
             _setup_pulp(self.config)
             repoapi = RepositoryAPI()
             try:
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ class YumSource(Source):
             self.rawurl = "%s/%s" % (PULPCONFIG.cds['baseurl'],
                                      self.repo['relative_path'])
             self.arches = [self.repo['arch']]
-        
+
         if not self.rawurl:
             self.baseurl = self.url + "%(version)s/%(component)s/%(arch)s/"
         else:
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ class YumSource(Source):
             cPickle.dump((self.packages, self.deps, self.provides,
                           self.filemap, self.url_map), cache, 2)
             cache.close()
-            
+
 
     def load_state(self):
         if not self.use_yum:
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ class YumSource(Source):
                 usettings = [{'version':self.version, 'component':comp,
                               'arch':arch}
                              for comp in self.components]
-            else: # rawurl given 
+            else: # rawurl given
                 usettings = [{'version':self.version, 'component':None,
                               'arch':arch}]
 
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ class YumSource(Source):
     def _get_urls_from_repodata(self, url, arch):
         if self.use_yum:
             return [url]
-        
+
         rmdurl = '%srepodata/repomd.xml' % url
         try:
             repomd = fetch_url(rmdurl)
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ class YumSource(Source):
     def get_vpkgs(self, metadata):
         if self.use_yum:
             return dict()
-        
+
         rv = Source.get_vpkgs(self, metadata)
         for arch, fmdata in list(self.filemap.items()):
             if arch not in metadata.groups and arch != 'global':
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/__init__.py
index da5832e90..e4793a28d 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/__init__.py
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ class Packages(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         if entry.tag == 'Package':
             collection = self._get_collection(metadata)
             entry.set('version', 'auto')
+            entry.set('version', self.config.get("global",
+                                                 "version",
+                                                 default="auto"))
             entry.set('type', collection.ptype)
         elif entry.tag == 'Path':
             if (entry.get("name") == self.config.get("global", "yum_config",
@@ -143,6 +146,8 @@ class Packages(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         initial = set()
         # base is the set of initial packages with groups expanded
         base = set()
+        # essential pkgs are those marked as such by the distribution
+        essential = collection.get_essential()
         to_remove = []
         for struct in structures:
             for pkg in struct.xpath('//Package | //BoundPackage'):
@@ -164,7 +169,7 @@ class Packages(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                 else:
                     self.logger.error("Packages: Malformed Package: %s" %
                                       lxml.etree.tostring(pkg))
-        base.update(initial)
+        base.update(initial | essential)
         for el in to_remove:
             el.getparent().remove(el)
 
@@ -178,8 +183,9 @@ class Packages(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         newpkgs.sort()
         for pkg in newpkgs:
             lxml.etree.SubElement(independent, 'BoundPackage', name=pkg,
-                                  version='auto', type=collection.ptype,
-                                  origin='Packages')
+                                  version=self.config.get("global", "version",
+                                                          default="auto"),
+                                  type=collection.ptype, origin='Packages')
 
     def Refresh(self):
         '''Packages.Refresh() => True|False\nReload configuration
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Pkgmgr.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Pkgmgr.py
index bc11bfdcf..e9254cdcc 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Pkgmgr.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Pkgmgr.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 '''This module implements a package management scheme for all images'''
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import logging
 import re
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ class PkgSrc(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.XMLSrc):
 class Pkgmgr(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PrioDir):
     """This is a generator that handles package assignments."""
     name = 'Pkgmgr'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     __child__ = PkgSrc
     __element__ = 'Package'
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Probes.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Probes.py
index ae1ed4c2b..af908eee8 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Probes.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Probes.py
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ class ProbeData(object):
 
     def __str__(self):
         return str(self.data)
-    
+
     def __repr__(self):
         return repr(self.data)
-    
+
     def __getattr__(self, name):
         """ make ProbeData act like a str object """
         return getattr(self.data, name)
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ class Probes(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
              Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector):
     """A plugin to gather information from a client machine."""
     name = 'Probes'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Properties.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Properties.py
index 76945b3a0..680881858 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Properties.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Properties.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class Properties(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
        files into client metadata instances.
     """
     name = 'Properties'
-    version = '$Revision$'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin.__init__(self, core, datastore)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Rules.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Rules.py
index c66276179..b80ef351a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Rules.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Rules.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This generator provides rule-based entry mappings."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import re
 import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ class RulesConfig(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SimpleConfig):
 class Rules(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PrioDir):
     """This is a generator that handles service assignments."""
     name = 'Rules'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
@@ -52,6 +50,6 @@ class Rules(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PrioDir):
                 if self._regex_cache[rule].match(entry.get('name')):
                     return True
         return False
-            
+
     def _regex_enabled(self):
         return self.config.getboolean("rules", "regex", default=False)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/SGenshi.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/SGenshi.py
index f6a98c141..0ba08125e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/SGenshi.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/SGenshi.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 '''This module implements a templating generator based on Genshi'''
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import genshi.input
 import genshi.template
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ class SGenshi(SGenshiEntrySet,
               Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Structure):
     """The SGenshi plugin provides templated structures."""
     name = 'SGenshi'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     deprecated = True
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/SSHbase.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/SSHbase.py
index eb91bea39..ac281ad1a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/SSHbase.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/SSHbase.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 '''This module manages ssh key files for bcfg2'''
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import binascii
 import re
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ class KeyData(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData.__init__(self, name, specific,
                                                   encoding)
         self.encoding = encoding
-    
+
     def bind_entry(self, entry, metadata):
         entry.set('type', 'file')
         if entry.get('encoding') == 'base64':
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ class SSHbase(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
 
     """
     name = 'SSHbase'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     keypatterns = ["ssh_host_dsa_key",
@@ -148,7 +146,7 @@ class SSHbase(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                    for s in list(self.static.values())]
 
             mquery = self.core.metadata.query
-            
+
             # build hostname cache
             names = dict()
             for cmeta in mquery.all():
@@ -206,13 +204,13 @@ class SSHbase(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                             # have no clients yet.  don't warn about
                             # this.
                             continue
-                            
+
                         if key not in self.badnames:
                             self.badnames[key] = True
                             self.logger.info("Ignoring key for unknown %s %s" %
                                              (ktype, key))
                         continue
-                    
+
                     skn.append("%s %s" % (','.join(hostnames),
                                           entry.data.decode().rstrip()))
 
@@ -230,7 +228,7 @@ class SSHbase(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         action = event.code2str()
         if action == "endExist" or event.filename == self.data:
             return
-        
+
         for entry in list(self.entries.values()):
             if entry.specific.match(event.filename):
                 entry.handle_event(event)
@@ -371,7 +369,7 @@ class SSHbase(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         else:
             self.logger.error("Unknown key filename: %s" % filename)
             return
-        
+
         fileloc = "%s/%s" % (self.data, hostkey)
         publoc = self.data + '/' + ".".join([hostkey.split('.')[0], 'pub',
                                              "H_%s" % client])
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/SSLCA.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/SSLCA.py
index 7b4a08ae1..0072dc62d 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/SSLCA.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/SSLCA.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ class SSLCA(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.GroupSpool):
     management of ssl certificates and their keys.
     """
     name = 'SSLCA'
-    __version__ = '$Id:$'
     __author__ = 'g.hagger@gmail.com'
     __child__ = Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.FileBacked
     key_specs = {}
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Snapshots.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Snapshots.py
index aeb3b9f74..aeb3b9f74 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Snapshots.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Snapshots.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Statistics.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Statistics.py
index 9dbbeec28..265ef95a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Statistics.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Statistics.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 '''This file manages the statistics collected by the BCFG2 Server'''
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import binascii
 import copy
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ class Statistics(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                  Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.ThreadedStatistics,
                  Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PullSource):
     name = 'Statistics'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin.__init__(self, core, datastore)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Svcmgr.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Svcmgr.py
index 6d25c1a6d..f4232ad5c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Svcmgr.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Svcmgr.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This generator provides service mappings."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
 
@@ -7,6 +6,5 @@ import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
 class Svcmgr(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PrioDir):
     """This is a generator that handles service assignments."""
     name = 'Svcmgr'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     deprecated = True
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Svn.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Svn.py
index 9fd6f1051..ae43388ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Svn.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Svn.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class Svn(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
           Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """Svn is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repos."""
     name = 'Svn'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Svn2.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Svn2.py
index b8a8e6b7e..e4df9574f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Svn2.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Svn2.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ class Svn2(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
            Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """Svn is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repos."""
     name = 'Svn2'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     conflicts = ['Svn']
@@ -72,7 +71,8 @@ class Svn2(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             self.revision = self.client.update(self.datastore, recurse=True)[0]
             self.logger.info("Svn2: Commited changes. At %s" %
                              self.revision.number)
-        except Exception, err:
+        except Exception:
+            err = sys.exc_info()[1]
             # try to be smart about the error we got back
             details = None
             if "callback_ssl_server_trust_prompt" in str(err):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/TCheetah.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/TCheetah.py
index 49be88881..8879fdef1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/TCheetah.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/TCheetah.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 '''This module implements a templating generator based on Cheetah'''
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import binascii
 import logging
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ class TemplateFile:
 class TCheetah(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.GroupSpool):
     """The TCheetah generator implements a templating mechanism for configuration files."""
     name = 'TCheetah'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     filename_pattern = 'template'
     es_child_cls = TemplateFile
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/TGenshi.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/TGenshi.py
index bc5e00400..c4dd40614 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/TGenshi.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/TGenshi.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This module implements a templating generator based on Genshi."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import binascii
 import logging
@@ -115,13 +114,13 @@ class TemplateFile:
             if entry.text == '':
                 entry.set('empty', 'true')
         except TemplateError:
-            terror = sys.exc_info()[1]
-            logger.error('Genshi template error: %s' % terror)
-            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError
+            err = sys.exc_info()[1]
+            logger.exception('Genshi template error')
+            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError('Genshi template error: %s' % err)
         except AttributeError:
             err = sys.exc_info()[1]
-            logger.error('Genshi template loading error: %s' % err)
-            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError
+            logger.exception('Genshi template loading error')
+            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError('Genshi template loading error: %s' % err)
 
 
 class TGenshi(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.GroupSpool):
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ class TGenshi(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.GroupSpool):
 
     """
     name = 'TGenshi'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'jeff@ocjtech.us'
     filename_pattern = 'template\.(txt|newtxt|xml)'
     es_child_cls = TemplateFile
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/TemplateHelper.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/TemplateHelper.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c0ee03e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/TemplateHelper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import re
+import imp
+import sys
+import logging
+import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class HelperModule(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData):
+    _module_name_re = re.compile(r'([^/]+?)\.py')
+
+    def __init__(self, name, specific, encoding):
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData.__init__(self, name, specific,
+                                                  encoding)
+        match = self._module_name_re.search(self.name)
+        if match:
+            self._module_name = match.group(1)
+        else:
+            self._module_name = name
+        self._attrs = []
+
+    def handle_event(self, event):
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData.handle_event(self, event)
+        try:
+            module = imp.load_source(self._module_name, self.name)
+        except:
+            err = sys.exc_info()[1]
+            logger.error("TemplateHelper: Failed to import %s: %s" %
+                         (self.name, err))
+            return
+
+        if not hasattr(module, "__export__"):
+            logger.error("TemplateHelper: %s has no __export__ list" %
+                         self.name)
+            return
+
+        for sym in module.__export__:
+            if sym not in self._attrs and hasattr(self, sym):
+                logger.warning("TemplateHelper: %s: %s is a reserved keyword, "
+                               "skipping export" % (self.name, sym))
+            setattr(self, sym, getattr(module, sym))
+        # remove old exports
+        for sym in set(self._attrs) - set(module.__export__):
+            delattr(self, sym)
+
+        self._attrs = module.__export__
+
+
+class HelperSet(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet):
+    ignore = re.compile("^(\.#.*|.*~|\\..*\\.(sw[px])|.*\.py[co])$")
+
+    def __init__(self, path, fam, encoding, plugin_name):
+        fpattern = '[0-9A-Za-z_\-]+\.py'
+        self.plugin_name = plugin_name
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet.__init__(self, fpattern, path,
+                                              HelperModule, encoding)
+        fam.AddMonitor(path, self)
+
+    def HandleEvent(self, event):
+        if (event.filename != self.path and
+            not self.ignore.match(event.filename)):
+            return self.handle_event(event)
+
+
+class TemplateHelper(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
+                     Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector):
+    """ A plugin to provide helper classes and functions to templates """
+    name = 'TemplateHelper'
+    __author__ = 'chris.a.st.pierre@gmail.com'
+
+    def __init__(self, core, datastore):
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin.__init__(self, core, datastore)
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector.__init__(self)
+
+        try:
+            self.helpers = HelperSet(self.data, core.fam, core.encoding,
+                                     self.name)
+        except:
+            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginInitError
+
+    def get_additional_data(self, metadata):
+        return dict([(h._module_name, h)
+                     for h in list(self.helpers.entries.values())])
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Trigger.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Trigger.py
index eb3310a4e..b0d21545c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Trigger.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Trigger.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class Trigger(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
               Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Statistics):
     """Trigger is a plugin that calls external scripts (on the server)."""
     name = 'Trigger'
-    __version__ = '$Id'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/__init__.py
index c69c37452..f9f1b4e52 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """Imports for Bcfg2.Server.Plugins."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 __all__ = [
            'Account',
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ __all__ = [
            'Bzr',
            'Cfg',
            'Cvs',
-           'Darcs', 
+           'Darcs',
            'Decisions',
            'Fossil',
            'Git',
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/__init__.py
index bdf908f4a..bdf908f4a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/backends.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/backends.py
index 85241932f..85241932f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/backends.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/backends.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/importscript.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/importscript.py
index 7dfac6fae..ea89c70cd 100755
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/importscript.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/importscript.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 Imports statistics.xml and clients.xml files in to database backend for
 new statistics engine
 """
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import binascii
 import os
@@ -118,8 +117,6 @@ def load_stats(cdata, sdata, encoding, vlevel, logger, quick=False, location='')
                                                           default="unknown"),
                                      repo_rev_code=statistics.get('revision',
                                                                   default="unknown"),
-                                     client_version=statistics.get('client_version',
-                                                                   default="unknown"),
                                      goodcount=statistics.get('good',
                                                               default="0"),
                                      totalcount=statistics.get('total',
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/manage.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/manage.py
index 858bddeca..858bddeca 100755
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/manage.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/manage.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/nisauth.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/nisauth.py
index 6fc346f1e..b3e37113b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/nisauth.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/nisauth.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ from Bcfg2.Server.Reports.settings import AUTHORIZED_GROUP
 
 """Checks with NIS to see if the current user is in the support group"""
 
-__revision__ = "$Revision: $"
-
 
 class NISAUTHError(Exception):
     """NISAUTHError is raised when somehting goes boom."""
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/__init__.py
index ccdce8943..ccdce8943 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/fixtures/initial_version.xml b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/fixtures/initial_version.xml
index 919265d48..bde236989 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/fixtures/initial_version.xml
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/fixtures/initial_version.xml
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@
 	  <field type='IntegerField' name='version'>18</field>
 	  <field type='DateTimeField' name='updated'>2011-06-30 00:00:00</field>
 	</object>
+	<object pk="8" model="reports.internaldatabaseversion">
+	  <field type='IntegerField' name='version'>19</field>
+	  <field type='DateTimeField' name='updated'>2012-03-28 00:00:00</field>
+	</object>
 </django-objects>
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/models.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/models.py
index 870239641..d141846a2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/models.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/models.py
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ class Interaction(models.Model):
     timestamp = models.DateTimeField()  # Timestamp for this record
     state = models.CharField(max_length=32)  # good/bad/modified/etc
     repo_rev_code = models.CharField(max_length=64)  # repo revision at time of interaction
-    client_version = models.CharField(max_length=32)  # Client Version
     goodcount = models.IntegerField()  # of good config-items
     totalcount = models.IntegerField()  # of total config-items
     server = models.CharField(max_length=256)  # Name of the server used for the interaction
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/sql/client.sql b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/sql/client.sql
index 8c63754c9..8c63754c9 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/sql/client.sql
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/sql/client.sql
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/404.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/404.html
index 168bd9fec..168bd9fec 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/404.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/404.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base-timeview.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base-timeview.html
index 842de36f0..842de36f0 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base-timeview.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base-timeview.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base.html
index f541c0d2b..f541c0d2b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detail.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detail.html
index dd4295f21..dd4295f21 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detail.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detail.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detailed-list.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detailed-list.html
index 0c1fae8d5..0c1fae8d5 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detailed-list.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detailed-list.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/history.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/history.html
index 01d4ec2f4..01d4ec2f4 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/history.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/history.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/index.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/index.html
index e0c0d2d7a..e0c0d2d7a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/index.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/index.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/manage.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/manage.html
index 5725ae577..5725ae577 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/manage.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/manage.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/item.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/item.html
index cc99ef503..cc99ef503 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/item.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/item.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/listing.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/listing.html
index 9b1026a08..9b1026a08 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/listing.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/listing.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/summary.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/summary.html
index b9847cf96..b9847cf96 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/summary.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/summary.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/timing.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/timing.html
index 47accb2cb..ff775ded5 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/timing.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/timing.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
               <td>Install</td>
               <td>Config</td>
               <td>Total</td>
-          </tr>                     
+          </tr>
 	  {% for metric in metrics|dictsort:"name" %}
           <tr class='{% cycle listview,listview_alt %}'>
               <td><a style='font-size: 100%'
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/filter_bar.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/filter_bar.html
index 6b57baf6a..6fbe585ab 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/filter_bar.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/filter_bar.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% if filters %}
 {% for filter, filter_url in filters %}
   {% if forloop.first %}
-    <div class="filter_bar">Active filters (click to remove): 
+    <div class="filter_bar">Active filters (click to remove):
   {% endif %}
        <a href='{{ filter_url }}'>{{ filter|capfirst }}</a>{% if not forloop.last %}, {% endif %}
   {% if forloop.last %}
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/interaction_list.inc b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/interaction_list.inc
index 8f2dec1dc..8f2dec1dc 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/interaction_list.inc
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/interaction_list.inc
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/page_bar.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/page_bar.html
index aa0def83e..aa0def83e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/page_bar.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/page_bar.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/bcfg2_tags.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/bcfg2_tags.py
index 629984f26..f738f7bdd 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/bcfg2_tags.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/bcfg2_tags.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def page_navigator(context):
 
        fragment['pager'] = pager
        fragment['page_limits'] = page_limits
-              
+
     except Resolver404:
        path = "404"
     except NoReverseMatch:
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def isstale(timestamp, entry_max=None):
     """
     Check for a stale timestamp
 
-    Compares two timestamps and returns True if the 
+    Compares two timestamps and returns True if the
     difference is greater then 24 hours.
     """
     if not entry_max:
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/syntax_coloring.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/syntax_coloring.py
index 2e30125f9..2e30125f9 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/syntax_coloring.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/syntax_coloring.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/urls.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/urls.py
index 434ce07b7..434ce07b7 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/urls.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/urls.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/views.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/views.py
index ccd71a60e..ccd71a60e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/views.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/views.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/settings.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/settings.py
index 952e3eae6..4d567f1a2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/settings.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/settings.py
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ if django.VERSION[0] == 1 and django.VERSION[1] < 2:
 
 # Local time zone for this installation. All choices can be found here:
 # http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#time-zone
-try:
-    TIME_ZONE = c.get('statistics', 'time_zone')
-except:
-    if django.VERSION[0] == 1 and django.VERSION[1] > 2:
+if django.VERSION[0] == 1 and django.VERSION[1] > 2:
+    try:
+        TIME_ZONE = c.get('statistics', 'time_zone')
+    except:
         TIME_ZONE = None
 
 # Language code for this installation. All choices can be found here:
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ except ImportError:
 django.contrib.auth.LOGIN_URL = '/login'
 
 SESSION_EXPIRE_AT_BROWSER_CLOSE = True
-            
-    
+
+
 
 TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
     # Put strings here, like "/home/html/django_templates".
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/updatefix.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/updatefix.py
index 7cebaaca9..90eaacf89 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/updatefix.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/updatefix.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import Bcfg2.Server.Reports.settings
 
-from django.db import connection
+from django.db import connection, DatabaseError
 import django.core.management
 import logging
+import sys
 import traceback
 from Bcfg2.Server.Reports.reports.models import InternalDatabaseVersion, \
                 TYPE_BAD, TYPE_MODIFIED, TYPE_EXTRA
@@ -16,9 +17,9 @@ def _merge_database_table_entries():
     find_cursor = connection.cursor()
     cursor.execute("""
     Select name, kind from reports_bad
-    union 
+    union
     select name, kind from reports_modified
-    union 
+    union
     select name, kind from reports_extra
     """)
     # this fetch could be better done
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ def _merge_database_table_entries():
 
 
 def _interactions_constraint_or_idx():
-    '''sqlite doesn't support alter tables.. or constraints'''
+    """sqlite doesn't support alter tables.. or constraints"""
     cursor = connection.cursor()
     try:
         cursor.execute('alter table reports_interaction add constraint reports_interaction_20100601 unique (client_id,timestamp)')
@@ -59,6 +60,72 @@ def _interactions_constraint_or_idx():
         cursor.execute('create unique index reports_interaction_20100601 on reports_interaction (client_id,timestamp)')
 
 
+def _remove_table_column(tbl, col):
+    """sqlite doesn't support deleting a column via alter table"""
+    cursor = connection.cursor()
+    try:
+        cursor.execute('alter table %s '
+                       'drop column %s;' % (tbl, col))
+    except DatabaseError:
+        # sqlite wants us to create a new table containing the columns we want
+        # and copy into it http://www.sqlite.org/faq.html#q11
+
+        tmptbl_name = "t_backup"
+        _tmptbl_create = \
+"""create temporary table "%s" (
+    "id" integer NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    "client_id" integer NOT NULL REFERENCES "reports_client" ("id"),
+    "timestamp" datetime NOT NULL,
+    "state" varchar(32) NOT NULL,
+    "repo_rev_code" varchar(64) NOT NULL,
+    "goodcount" integer NOT NULL,
+    "totalcount" integer NOT NULL,
+    "server" varchar(256) NOT NULL,
+    "bad_entries" integer NOT NULL,
+    "modified_entries" integer NOT NULL,
+    "extra_entries" integer NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE ("client_id", "timestamp")
+);""" % tmptbl_name
+        _newtbl_create = \
+"""create table "%s" (
+    "id" integer NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    "client_id" integer NOT NULL REFERENCES "reports_client" ("id"),
+    "timestamp" datetime NOT NULL,
+    "state" varchar(32) NOT NULL,
+    "repo_rev_code" varchar(64) NOT NULL,
+    "goodcount" integer NOT NULL,
+    "totalcount" integer NOT NULL,
+    "server" varchar(256) NOT NULL,
+    "bad_entries" integer NOT NULL,
+    "modified_entries" integer NOT NULL,
+    "extra_entries" integer NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE ("client_id", "timestamp")
+);""" % tbl
+        new_cols = "id,\
+                    client_id,\
+                    timestamp,\
+                    state,\
+                    repo_rev_code,\
+                    goodcount,\
+                    totalcount,\
+                    server,\
+                    bad_entries,\
+                    modified_entries,\
+                    extra_entries"
+
+        delete_col = [_tmptbl_create,
+                      "insert into %s select %s from %s;" % (tmptbl_name, new_cols, tbl),
+                      "drop table %s" % tbl,
+                      _newtbl_create,
+                      "create index reports_interaction_client_id on %s (client_id);" % tbl,
+                      "insert into %s select %s from %s;" % (tbl, new_cols,
+                                                             tmptbl_name),
+                      "drop table %s;" % tmptbl_name]
+
+        for sql in delete_col:
+            cursor.execute(sql)
+
+
 def _populate_interaction_entry_counts():
     '''Populate up the type totals for the interaction table'''
     cursor = connection.cursor()
@@ -103,6 +170,7 @@ _fixes = [_merge_database_table_entries,
           _interactions_constraint_or_idx,
           'alter table reports_reason add is_binary bool NOT NULL default False;',
           'alter table reports_reason add is_sensitive bool NOT NULL default False;',
+          _remove_table_column('reports_interaction', 'client_version'),
 ]
 
 # this will calculate the last possible version of the database
@@ -110,7 +178,7 @@ lastversion = len(_fixes)
 
 
 def rollupdate(current_version):
-    """ function responsible to coordinates all the updates
+    """function responsible to coordinates all the updates
     need current_version as integer
     """
     ret = None
@@ -122,8 +190,10 @@ def rollupdate(current_version):
                 else:
                     _fixes[i]()
             except:
-                logger.error("Failed to perform db update %s" % (_fixes[i]), exc_info=1)
-            # since array start at 0 but version start at 1 we add 1 to the normal count
+                logger.error("Failed to perform db update %s" % (_fixes[i]),
+                                                                 exc_info=1)
+            # since the array starts at 0 but version
+            # starts at 1 we add 1 to the normal count
             ret = InternalDatabaseVersion.objects.create(version=i + 1)
         return ret
     else:
@@ -135,16 +205,19 @@ def dosync():
     # try to detect if it's a fresh new database
     try:
         cursor = connection.cursor()
-        # If this table goes missing then don't forget to change it to the new one
+        # If this table goes missing,
+        # don't forget to change it to the new one
         cursor.execute("Select * from reports_client")
         # if we get here with no error then the database has existing tables
         fresh = False
     except:
-        logger.debug("there was an error while detecting the freshness of the database")
+        logger.debug("there was an error while detecting "
+                     "the freshness of the database")
         #we should get here if the database is new
         fresh = True
 
-    # ensure database connection are close, so that the management can do it's job right    
+    # ensure database connections are closed
+    # so that the management can do its job right
     try:
         cursor.close()
         connection.close()
@@ -169,7 +242,8 @@ def dosync():
 
 
 def update_database():
-    ''' methode to search where we are in the revision of the database models and update them '''
+    """method to search where we are in the revision
+    of the database models and update them"""
     try:
         logger.debug("Running upgrade of models to the new one")
         dosync()
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/urls.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/urls.py
index d7ff1eee5..d7ff1eee5 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/urls.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/urls.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/utils.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/utils.py
index e0b6ead59..e0b6ead59 100755
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/utils.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/utils.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Snapshots/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Snapshots/__init__.py
index 7c901adb2..7c901adb2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Snapshots/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Snapshots/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Snapshots/model.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Snapshots/model.py
index 5d7973c16..5d7973c16 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Snapshots/model.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Snapshots/model.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/__init__.py
index 25f397565..96777b0bf 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-# $Id$
 """This is the set of modules for Bcfg2.Server."""
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 __all__ = ["Admin", "Core", "FileMonitor", "Plugin", "Plugins",
            "Hostbase", "Reports", "Snapshots"]
diff --git a/src/lib/Statistics.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Statistics.py
index a0cb8f39b..a0cb8f39b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Statistics.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Statistics.py
diff --git a/src/lib/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/__init__.py
index d36c0a00a..357f66f6d 100644
--- a/src/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 """Base modules definition."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 __all__ = ['Server', 'Client', 'Component', 'Logger', 'Options', 'Proxy', 'Statistics']
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2Py3Incompat.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2Py3Incompat.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b66e72b0..000000000
--- a/src/lib/Bcfg2Py3Incompat.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-def fprint(s, f):
-    print(s, file=f)
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Portage.py b/src/lib/Client/Tools/Portage.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 17163afa9..000000000
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Portage.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-"""This is the Bcfg2 tool for the Gentoo Portage system."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
-import re
-import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
-
-
-class Portage(Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool):
-    """The Gentoo toolset implements package and service operations and
-    inherits the rest from Toolset.Toolset."""
-    name = 'Portage'
-    __execs__ = ['/usr/bin/emerge', '/usr/bin/equery']
-    __handles__ = [('Package', 'ebuild')]
-    __req__ = {'Package': ['name', 'version']}
-    pkgtype = 'ebuild'
-    # requires a working PORTAGE_BINHOST in make.conf
-    pkgtool = ('emerge --getbinpkgonly %s', ('=%s-%s', ['name', 'version']))
-
-    def __init__(self, logger, cfg, setup):
-        Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool.__init__(self, logger, cfg, setup)
-        self.__important__ = self.__important__ + ['/etc/make.conf']
-        self.cfg = cfg
-        self.installed = {}
-        self.RefreshPackages()
-
-    def RefreshPackages(self):
-        """Refresh memory hashes of packages."""
-        ret, cache = self.cmd.run("equery -q list '*'")
-        if ret == 2:
-            cache = self.cmd.run("equery -q list '*'")[1]
-        pattern = re.compile('(.*)-(\d.*)')
-        self.installed = {}
-        for pkg in cache:
-            if pattern.match(pkg):
-                name = pattern.match(pkg).group(1)
-                version = pattern.match(pkg).group(2)
-                self.installed[name] = version
-            else:
-                self.logger.info("Failed to parse pkg name %s" % pkg)
-
-    def VerifyPackage(self, entry, modlist):
-        """Verify package for entry."""
-        if not 'version' in entry.attrib:
-            self.logger.info("Cannot verify unversioned package %s" %
-               (entry.attrib['name']))
-            return False
-        if entry.attrib['name'] in self.installed:
-            if self.installed[entry.attrib['name']] == entry.attrib['version']:
-                if not self.setup['quick'] and \
-                                entry.get('verify', 'true') == 'true':
-                    output = self.cmd.run("/usr/bin/equery -N check '=%s-%s' 2>&1 "
-                                          "| grep '!!!' | awk '{print $2}'" \
-                                          % (entry.get('name'), entry.get('version')))[1]
-                    if [filename for filename in output \
-                                    if filename not in modlist]:
-                        return False
-                return True
-            else:
-                entry.set('current_version', self.installed[entry.get('name')])
-                return False
-        entry.set('current_exists', 'false')
-        return False
-
-    def RemovePackages(self, packages):
-        """Deal with extra configuration detected."""
-        pkgnames = " ".join([pkg.get('name') for pkg in packages])
-        if len(packages) > 0:
-            self.logger.info('Removing packages:')
-            self.logger.info(pkgnames)
-            self.cmd.run("emerge --unmerge --quiet %s" % " ".join(pkgnames.split(' ')))
-            self.RefreshPackages()
-            self.extra = self.FindExtraPackages()